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Al-Shaddadah or al-Shaddadi () is a town in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. The town is the administrative center of the al-Shaddadah Subdistrict, which consists of 16 municipalities. At the 2004 census, al-Shaddadah had a population of 15,806.

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Place details

Locality
الشدادي
Region
محافظة الحسكة
Country
سوريا
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
al-Shaddadah
Settlement.native_name
ٱلشَّدَّادَة
Settlement.native_name_lang
ar
Settlement.type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of al-Shaddadah in Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
al-Hasakah
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
al-Hasakah
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3
al-Shaddadah
Settlement.population_total
15806
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_as_of
2004
Settlement.timezone
AST

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Wikidata facts

Official name
الشدادي
Country
Syria
Official language
Arabic
Population
15806
Time zone
UTC+02:00
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native label
الشدادي
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Name and geography
  • Syrian civil war
  • Early developments
  • Capture and control by the Islamic State
  • Capture and control by Kurdish-led forces
  • Economy
  • References

Al-Shaddadah or al-Shaddadi () is a town in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. The town is the administrative center of the al-Shaddadah Subdistrict, which consists of 16 municipalities. At the 2004 census, al-Shaddadah had a population of 15,806.

== Name and geography == The town's name might be derived from "Shadadu"; a governor of the district of "Suru" mentioned in the annals of the Assyrian king Assurnasirpal II. The town is situated off the western bank of the Khabur River. Nearby localities include al-Sabaa wa Arbain to the west.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Shaddadeh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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