Al-Qahtaniyah, al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Qahtaniyah (Arabic: القحطانية; Kurdish: Tirbespî or Tirbê Spîyê; Syriac: ܩܒܪ̈ܐ ܚܘܪ̈ܐ, romanized: Qabre Ḥewore),[2] formerly Qubur al-Bid, is a town in the east of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 16,946.[1]
Al-Qahtaniyah القحطانية Tirbespî • ܩܒܪ̈ܐ ܚܘܪ̈ܐ | |
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![]() ![]() Al-Qahtaniyah Location of Al-Qahtaniyah in Syria | |
Coordinates: 37.035375°N 41.623917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | al-Hasakah |
District | Qamishli |
Subdistrict | al-Qahtaniyah |
Control | ![]() |
Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
Population (2004)[1] | 16,946 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Geocode | C4751 |
History
On 13 March 2004, after the 2004 Qamishli riots when 40 Kurdish civilians were killed, residents of Al-Qahtaniyah who protested the killings were shot at and injured by Syrian government forces.[3]
As of 2004, Al-Qahtaniyah is the sixth largest town in Al-Hasakah governorate.
In late July 2012, during the Syrian Civil War, the People's Protection Units (YPG) took control of the town.[4]
Notable people
- Tuma Gawriye Nahroyo, Assyrian poet and author (1936-2002).
- Sleman Henno, Assyrian author and priest of Syriac Orthodox Church (1918-2006).
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References
- "2004 Census Data for Nahiya al-Qahtaniyah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- https://mesopotamia.coop/cities/tirbespiye/
- "Report by the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Theo van Boven Syrian Arab Republic". Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- "Tyrkisk avis: Kurdistan nr. 2 bliver dannet". Jiyan (in Danish). 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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