Al-Hasakah Governorate

Al-Hasakah Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الحسكة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḥasakah, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Hesîçe, Classical Syriac: ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܚܣܟܗ, romanized: Huparkiyo d'Ḥasake, also known as Classical Syriac: ܓܙܪܬܐ, romanized: Gozarto) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. Its capital is Al-Hasakah. Its population mainly consists of majority Kurds and a minority of Arabs.

Hasakah Governorate
محافظة الحسكة
Map of Syria with Al-Hasakah highlighted
Map of Syria with Al-Hasakah highlighted
Coordinates (Hasakah): 36.5°N 40.9°E / 36.5; 40.9
CountrySyria
CapitalAl-Hasakah
Manatiq (Districts)4
Government
  GovernorMajor General Jaiz Swadet al-Hamoud al-Musa
Area
  Total23,334 km2 (9,009 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,512,000[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeSY-HA
Main language(s)Arabic, Kurdish, Syriac, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Armenian
EthnicitiesKurds, Arabs, Assyrians, Armenians & Yazidis

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