Khatuniyah, al-Hasakah

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Khatuniyah
خاتونية بحرة
Village
Khatuniyah is located in Syria
Khatuniyah
Khatuniyah
Location of Khatuniyah in Syria
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Country  Syria
Governorate al-Hasakah
District al-Hasakah
Subdistrict al-Hawl
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Population (2004)[1] 1,218
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode C4513
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Khatuniyah (Arabic: خاتونية بحرة‎, translit. Khātūnīyah‎) is a village near al-Hawl in eastern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.

The village is located on a small peninsula at the northeastern shore of al-Khatuniyah Lake (Arabic: بحرة الخاتونية‎, translit. Baḩrat al Khātūnīyah, Kurdish: Çemê Xatûniyê‎), close to the border to Iraq. Northwest of the town, a main road that connects the provincial capital al-Hasakah, which is located around 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the west, with the Rabia border crossing towards Iraq.

Administratively the village belongs to the al-Hawl Nahiya of al-Hasakah District. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 1,218.[1]

History

In the Syrian Civil War, the area was held occupied by the Islamic State. The village was however liberated on 11 November 2015 by the Syrian Democratic Forces in the course of their al-Hawl offensive.[2]

References

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