al-Sabaa wa Arbain | |
Native Name: | السبعة وأربعين |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of al-Sabaa wa Arbain in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | al-Hasakah |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | al-Hasakah |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | al-Shaddadah |
Population: | 14177 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Geocode: | C4441 |
Al-Sabaa wa Arbain (Arabic: السبعة وأربعين|as-Sabʿa wa-ʾArbaʿīn) is a town in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
Administratively, the town belongs to the Nahiya al-Shaddadah subdistrict of the al-Hasakah District. At the time of the 2004 census, it had a population of 14,177. Nearby localities include al-Shaddadeh to the east.
See also: Syrian civil war. On 10 January 2023, joint forces of the US-led coalition and forces of the SDF launched a counter-terror operation in the village, where 2 ISIS fighters had barricaded themselves inside a house. One ISIS militant killed himself by detonating a suicide vest and the other was shot dead by the joint forces.[1]