al-Fadghami | |
Native Name: | الفدغمي |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of al-Fadghami in Syria |
Coordinates: | 35.905°N 40.8878°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | al-Hasakah |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | al-Hasakah |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Markada |
Parts Type: | Control |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
Population: | 5062 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Geocode: | C4449 |
Al-Fadghami (Arabic: الفدغمي ) is a village in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
Administratively the village belongs to the Nahiya Markada of al-Hasakah District. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 5,062.
The tell of the village might be the site of the ancient Qattunan;[1] a provincial center of the kingdom of Mari.[2] Qattunan might be the same "Gu-da-da-num" mentioned in the Ebla tablets.[3] It was known as "Qatni", "Qatnu" and "Qa-tu-un" to the Assyrians.[4]