Al Hasakah is a governorate in the far north-east corner of Syria that has the Euphrates river running through it. It is distinguished by its fertile lands, plentiful water, picturesque nature, and more than one hundred archaeological sites. Syria has fourteen governorates, or muhafazat (singular: muhafazah). ... Length 2,800 km Elevation of the source 4,500 m Average discharge 818 m³/s Area watershed 765,831 km² Origin  Eastern Turkey Mouth  Shatt al Arab Basin countries Turkey Syria Iraq Boat on the Shatt-al-Arab The Euphrates (the traditional Greek name for the river, which is...

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Location of Al Hasakah

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Demographics and population

The inhabitants of Al Hasakah are mainly Arabs, but minorities include Kurds and Assyrian Christians. Notable cities in the governorate are Al Hasakah and Qamishli, . The population of the governorate was estimated in 2005 to be 1,204,427. For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ... Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ... This article concerns the Assyrian people. ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... Qamishli ܩܡܫܠܝ (or Al Qamishli or Kamishli, sometimes transcribed with accents) is a city in northeast Syria on the border with Turkey and close to Iraq (Ancient Assyria). ...

Archaeology

The most prominent archaeological tells are: See also Tell (poker). ...

• Tell Halaf: Excavations have revealed successive civilization levels and beautiful basalt sculptures.
• Tell Brak: Situated halfway between al-Hasakah city and the frontier town of al-Qamishli. Excavations in the tel have revealed the Uyun Temple and King Naram Sin palace.
• Tell Hittin: 15 layers of occupation have been identified.
• Tell Lilan: Excavations began in 1975 and have revealed many artefacts and buildings dating back to the 6th millennium BCE such as a bazaar, temple, palace, etc.

It is well known that the Khabur River, which flows through al-Hasakah for 440 km, witnessed the birth of the some of the earliest civilizations in the world. Hunting scene relief in basalt found at Tell Halaf, dated 850-830 BCE Tell Halaf is an archaeological site in the Al Hasakah governorate of northeastern Syria, near the Turkish border. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... (7th millennium BC – 6th millennium BC – 5th millennium BC – other millennia) Events c. ... The Khabur river (also Habor, Habur) is 200 miles (320 km) long, beginning in southeastern Turkey, and flowing generally southeast to Syria where it is joined by the Jaghjagh River and eventually empties into Euphrates River. ...