Al-Qahtaniyah, al-Hasakah Governorate
| Al-Qahtaniyah القحطانية Tirbespiyê | |
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| Town | |
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Coordinates: 37°1′39″N 41°37′49″E / 37.02750°N 41.63028°E{{#coordinates:37|1|39|N|41|37|49|E|type:city(16946)_region:SY | |name= }} | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Al-Hasakah Governorate |
| District | Al-Qamishli District |
| Nahiyah | Al-Qahtaniyah |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 16,946 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Al-Qahtaniyah or Qubour al-Bid (Arabic: القحطانية; Syriac: ܩܒܪ̈ܐ ܚܘܪ̈ܐ Qore Khworih; Kurdish: Tirbespiyê) is an historically Assyrian town of Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qahtaniyah had a population of 16,946 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of 103 localities with a combined population of 65,685 in 2004.[1] The population consists mostly of Arabs and Kurds in addition to a significant number of Syriacs/Assyrians.
Etymology
The former name of the town, "Qubour al-Bid", is derived from the Arabic and Aramaic words "Qubour/Qoreh", both meaning "graves", and "al-Bid/Khworih", both meaning "white". The name of the town therefore means "White graves". Al-Qahtaniyah's current name was adopted in 1962 as a more optimistic name than its old name.
History
On 13 March 2004, during the 2004 Al-Qamishli riots where 40 Kurds were killed, the population of Al-Qahtaniyah protested at the funerals of the killed. Protesters were shot at and injured in the town.[2]
As of 2004, al-Qahtaniyah is the sixth largest town in Al-Hasakah governorate.
During the Syrian Civil War, the YPG took control over the town.[3]
Demographics
In 2004 the population was 16,946. The population consists mostly of Arabs and Kurds in addition to a significant number of Syriacs/Assyrians.
Notable people
- Tuma Gawriye Nahroyo, Assyrian poet and author (1936-2002).
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Hasakah Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
