Khatuniyah, al-Hasakah explained

Khatuniyah
Native Name:خاتونية بحرة
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Khatuniyah in Syria
Coordinates:36.4228°N 41.22°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:al-Hasakah
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:al-Hasakah
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:al-Hawl
Population:1218
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Geocode:C4513

Khatuniyah (Arabic: خاتونية بحرة|Khātūnīyah; Kurdish, Çemê Xatûna) 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|Baḩrat al Khātūnīyah, close to the border with Iraq. Northwest of the town, a main road that connects the provincial capital al-Hasakah, which is located around 40km (30miles) 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.

History

During the Syrian Civil War, the area was occupied by the Islamic State. The village was however captured on 11 November 2015 by the Syrian Democratic Forces in the course of their al-Hawl offensive.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Syrian Democratic Forces recapture key town near Iraqi border amid ISIS decline . ARA News . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117010451/http://aranews.net/2015/11/syrian-democratic-forces-recapture-key-town-near-iraqi-border-amid-isis-decline/ . dead . 17 November 2015 . 14 November 2015 . 5 December 2015.