Qatma Explained

Official Name:Qatma
Native Name:قطمة
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:36.5833°N 93°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Afrin District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Sharran
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:600
Population Total:1,215
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Parts Type:Control
Parts Style:para
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Syrian Salvation Government

Qaṭma (Kurdish Qitmê; Arabic: قطمة) is a village in northwestern Syria, within Afrin District (Aleppo Governorate). It is also within Afrin Canton, "de facto" autonomous since January 2014. It lies northeast of Afrin and west of Azaz. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qaṭma had a population of 1,215 in the 2004 census.[1] On March 7, 2018, the town came under the control of the Syrian National Army.

In late 19th century, German orientalist Martin Hartmann noted Qatma as a settlement with 25 houses inhabited by Kurds, who also spoke Arabic.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112145026/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-19-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Book: Hartmann . Martin . Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket . 1894 . W. Pormetter . Berlin . 92, 93.