Al-Muabbada
Al-Muabbada
المعبدة Girkê Legê | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 37°0′59″N 41°57′16″E / 37.01639°N 41.95444°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | al-Malikiyah |
| Subdistrict | al-Muabbada |
| Control | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 15,759 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Al-Muabbada (Arabic: المعبدة; Kurdish: Girxê Legê) is a town in al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Muabbada had a population of 15,759 in the 2004 census. According to the Kurdish news agency "Rudaw", the Ba'athist Party under President Hafez al-Assad changed the name of the town to Al-Muabbada. The town is 35 kilometres from the Iraqi border and 15 kilometres from the Turkish border. As of 2004, Al-Muabbada is the eighth largest town in Al-Hasakah governorate. The majority of the inhabitants of the town are Kurds with a large Shammar Arab minority.