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'''Al-Malikiyah''' ({{lang-ar|المالكية}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|Al Mālikiyah}}'', {{lang-syc|ܕܪܝܟ}}, ''Dayrik'', {{lang-ku|Dêrika Hemko}}) is a small [[Syrian]] [[city]] and the center of an administrative [[Al-Malikiyah District|district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate]]. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country. The town is about 20km west of the [[Tigris]] river which defines the triple border between Syria, [[Turkey]] and [[Iraq]]. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), Al-Malikiyah had a population of 26,311 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of 108 localities with a combined population of 112,000 in 2004.<ref>[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB08-12-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Al-Hasakah Governorate. {{ar icon}}</ref> The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of [[Al-Hasakah Governorate]]. The town is inhabited by [[Kurds]], [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]], [[Arabs]] and [[Armenians]].

==Etymology==
The name of the town, "Al-Malikiyah", is named after a Syrian army officer [[Adnan al-Malki]]. The original native name is a matter of controversy. The Kurdish name Dêrika stands for tumbleweed which is ubiquitous in the region. The alternative name, "Dayrik", is presented as a Kurdish deformation of the [[Aramaic]] word for monastery, "Dayr".

==History==
The town's indigenous people are [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] who trace their ancestry to many [[Turkey|Turkish]] villages in ([[Tur Abdin]]) whose inhabitants fled to [[Syria]] and established the city after the [[Assyrian Genocide]].

As of 2004, Al-Malikiyah is the fifth largest city in Al-Hasakah governorate.

==Demographics==
In 2004 the population was 26,311. The population consists mostly of [[Kurds in Syria|Kurds]] and [[Assyrians in Syria|Syriacs/Assyrians/Chaldeans]] in addition to a significant large number of [[Arabs]] and a smaller number of [[Armenians in Syria|Armenians]]. The northern half of the town is mainly inhabited by Muslim [[Kurds]] in the north, and in the south by the Assyrians. As the economic center of the district, the town is usually flocked by people from the surrounding villages and towns, especially during the morning hours. Al-Malikiyah has seen a dramatic urban expansion and real estate development in recent years which led to many streets being extended to new neighborhoods that are now part of the continually growing town.

As of November 2014, only 200 Armenians remain in the city out of a pre-civil war figure of 450.<ref>http://www.dw.de/demoralized-syrian-refugees-return-home/a-18069604</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:New church.JPG|New Assyrian (Syriac Orthodox) Church on Main street
Image:New Church dome.JPG|New Church dome
Image:Chaldean church.JPG|Assyrian (Chaldean Catholic) Church
Image:Chaldean church school.JPG|Assyrian (Chaldean Catholic) Church and School Building
Image:Dereek looking east.JPG|Looking east
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Al-Hasakah Governorate|malikiyah}}
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[[Category:Assyrian settlements]]
[[Category:Assyria]]
[[Category:Cities in Syria]]
[[Category:Populated places in al-Malikiyah District]]

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-'''Al-Malikiyah''' ({{lang-ar|المالكية}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|Al Mālikiyah}}'', {{lang-syc|ܕܪܝܟ}}, ''Dayrik'', {{lang-ku|Dêrika Hemko}}) is a small [[Syrian]] [[city]] and the center of an administrative [[Al-Malikiyah District|district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate]].  The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country. The town is about 20km west of the [[Tigris]] river which defines the triple border between Syria, [[Turkey]] and [[Iraq]]. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), Al-Malikiyah had a population of 26,311 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of 108 localities with a combined population of 112,000 in 2004.<ref>[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB08-12-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Al-Hasakah Governorate. {{ar icon}}</ref> The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of [[Al-Hasakah Governorate]]. The town is inhabited by [[Kurds]], [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]], [[Arabs]] and [[Armenians]].
+'''Al-Malikiyah''' ({{lang-ar|المالكية}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|Al Mālikiyah}}'', {{lang-syc|ܕܪܝܟ}}, ''Dayrik'', {{lang-ku|Dêrika Hemko}}) is a small [[Syrian]] [[city]] and the center of an administrative [[Al-Malikiyah District|district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate]].  The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country. The town is about 20km west of the [[Tigris]] river which defines the triple border between Syria, [[Turkey]] and [[Iraq]]. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), Al-Malikiyah had a population of 26,311 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of 108 localities with a combined population of 112,000 in 2004.<ref>[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB08-12-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Al-Hasakah Governorate. {{ar icon}}</ref> The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of [[Al-Hasakah Governorate]]. The town is inhabited by [[Kurds]], [[Chaldean people|Chaldeans]], [[Arabs]] and [[Armenians]].
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