Girkê Legê (Arabic: المعبدة) is a town in Cizire Province (Hassake), Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Girkê Legê had a population of 15,759 in the 2004 census.[1] According to the Kurdish news agency "Rudaw", the Ba'athist Party under President Hafez al-Assad changed the name of the town to Girkê Legê.[2] The town is 35 kilometres from the Iraqi border and 15 kilometres from the Turkish border.[3] As of 2004, Girkê Legê is the eighth largest town in Cizire Province . The majority of the inhabitants of the town are Kurds with a large Assyrian minority.[4]
Girkê Legê
المعبدة Girkê Legê | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Al-Ma'bada | |
  Girkê Legê Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 37°0′59″N 41°57′16″E / 37.01639°N 41.95444°E | |
| Country |  Syria
 Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | Dêrik |
| Subdistrict | Girkê Legê |
| Control | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,759 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Syrian Civil War
editOn 24 July 2012, the PYD announced that Syrian security forces withdrew from Al-Muabbada. The YPG forces afterwards took control of all government institutions[2] and the town came fully under the PYD's control.[3]
On 27 September 2022, 2 SDF fighters were killed in a Turkish drone strike on their car in the town.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Hasakah Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ a b "Girke Lege Becomes Sixth Kurdish City Liberated in Syria". Rudaw. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Syrian Crisis Brings a Blessing for Kurds". Inter Press Service. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Jİ SEDÎ 61 NİŞTECİHÊN KANTONA CİZÎRÊ KURDİN | Kürdistan Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi | Lekolin.org". Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ^ "Turkish drone strike in northern Syria". GeoPolitical.report. 27 September 2022.
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