Al-Darbasiyah

Al-Dirbasiyah (, ) is a Syrian town on the Syria–Turkey border opposite the Turkish town of Şenyurt. Administratively it is part of the Al-Hasakah Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Dirbasiyah 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. The majority of the inhabitants of the town are Kurds while Arabs and Assyrian are a minority.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Al-Dirbasiyah
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.parts_type: Control
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: al-Hasakah
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ras al-Ayn
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: al-Darbasiyah
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 300
Settlement.population_total: 8551

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Encyclopedic overview

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Etymology
History
Civil war
Notable people
References

It is connected by road to Tell Beydar in the south.

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