Al-Malikiyah
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| Al-Malikiyah المالكية |
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| Nickname(s): ديريك | |
  Al-Malikiyah
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| Coordinates: 37°10′N 42°08′E / 37.167°N 42.133°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Al-Hasakah Governorate |
| District | Al-Malikiyah District |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,640 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| - Total | 18,814 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
| Area code(s) | 052 |
Al-Malikiyah (Arabic: المالكية) (Also: Dayrik) is a Syrian town and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country. The Tigris river defines the border that separates Syrian from Iraqi and Turkish territories. The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of Al-Hasakah Governorate. The town is predominantly inhabited by Syriacs, Arabs, Kurds, and Armenians.
Al-Malikiyah, which is named after a Syrian army officer Adnan Al-Maliki, is also known as Dayrik (a Syriac/Assyrian people reference to monastery). The town's indigenous occupants are Syriac/Assyrian people who trace their ancestry to many Turkish villages (Tur Abdin) whose inhabitants fled to Syria escaping the Assyrian genocide and Armenian ethnic cleansing by Ottoman Turkey during World War I.
The northern geographic half of the town is mainly inhabited by Muslim Kurds, the southern by Christians. 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.
 New Syriac Orthodox church- Main street |
 New Church dome |
 Chaldean church |
 Chaldean church- school building |
 looking east |
 "Semalka" |
Coordinates: 37°10′N 42°08′E / 37.167°N 42.133°E
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