Al-Hasakah Governorate
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Hasakah Governorate
محافظة الحسكة | |
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![]() Map of Syria with Al-Hasakah highlighted | |
Coordinates (Hasakah): 36°30′N 40°54′E / 36.5°N 40.9°E | |
Country | Syria |
Capital | Al-Hasakah |
Manatiq (Districts) | 4 |
Government | |
• Governor | Major General Jaiz Swadet al-Hamoud al-Musa |
Area | |
• Total | 23,334 km2 (9,009 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,512,000[1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SY-HA |
Main language(s) | Arabic, Kurdish, Syriac, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Armenian |
Ethnicities | Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians, Armenians & Yazidis |
Al-Hasakah Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الحسكة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḥasakah, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Hesîçe, Classical Syriac: ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܚܣܟܗ, romanized: Huparkiyo d'Ḥasake, also known as Classical Syriac: ܓܙܪܬܐ, romanized: Gozarto) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. Its capital is Al-Hasakah. Its population mainly consists of majority Kurds and a minority of Arabs.
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