Al-Dirbasiyah
Al-Darbasiyah
الدرباسية Dirbêsiyê | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Al-Hasakah Governorate |
| District | Ras al-Ayn District |
| Nahiyah | Al-Darbasiyah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,551 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | 52 |
Al-Darbasiyah (Arabic: الدرباسية, Kurdish: Dirbêsiyê) is a Syrian town on the Syrian-Turkish border opposite the Turkish town of Senyurt. Administratively it is part of the Al-Hasakah Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Darbasiyah had a population of 8,551 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of 113 localities with a combined population of 55,614 in 2004.[1] The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Kurds.
It is connected by road to Tell Beydar in the south.
Since July 2012, the town has been under Kurdish control.[2]
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Hasakah Governorate. Template:Ar icon
- ^ "Kurdish Syria: From cultural to armed revolution". 28 July 2012. Egypt Independent.
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