Al-Sabaa wa Arbain explained

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.

Syrian civil war

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spotlight on Global Jihad (12 – 18 January, 2023). 19 January 2022.