Qamishli
Qamishli
ٱلْقَامِشْلِي Qamişlo ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝ̈ܢ / ܩܡܫܠܐ Qamishlo | |
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| Coordinates: 37°03′17″N 41°13′41″E / 37.05472°N 41.22806°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Al-Hasakah |
| District | Qamishli |
| Subdistrict | Qamishli |
| Control | Syrian Democratic Forces |
| Established | 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Population (2004) | 184,231 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +963 52 |
| Geocode | C4564 |
Qamishli is a city in northeastern Syria on the Syria–Turkey border, adjoining the city of Nusaybin in Turkey. The Jaghjagh River flows through the city. With a 2004 census population of 184,231, it is the ninth most-populous city in Syria and the second-largest in Al-Hasakah Governorate after Al-Hasakah. Qamishli has traditionally been a Christian Assyrian majority city, but is now predominantly populated by Kurds with large numbers of Arabs and Assyrians and a smaller number of Armenians. It is 680 kilometres (420 mi) northeast of Damascus.
The city is the administrative capital of the Qamishli District in Al-Hasakah Governorate, and the administrative center of Qamishli Subdistrict, consisting of 92 localities with a combined population of 232,095 in 2004. Qamishli was the de facto capital of the AANES, until it was moved to Ayn Issa.