Al-Malikiyah
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Al-Malikiyah is a small Syrian city
and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate
. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country. The Tigris
river defines the border that separates Syrian from Iraqi and Turkish territories. The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of Al-Hasakah Governorate. The town is inhabited by Assyrians/Syriacs, Arabs, Kurds, and Armenians
.
Al-Malikiyah, which is named after a Syrian army officer Adnan al-Malki
, is also known as Dayrik an Assyrian/Syriac reference to monastery. The town's indigenous occupants are Assyrians/Syriacs who trace their ancestry to many Turkish
villages (Tur Abdin
) whose inhabitants fled to Syria
escaping the Assyrian Genocide
and Armenian genocide
by Ottoman Turkey during World War I
.
The northern half of the town is mainly inhabited by Muslim Kurds, the southern by Christians. As the economic center of the district, the town is usually flocked by people from the surrounding villages and towns, especially during the morning hours. Al-Malikiyah has seen a dramatic urban expansion and real estate development in recent years which led to many streets being extended to new neighborhoods that are now part of the continually growing town.
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Malikiyah District
Al-Malikiyah District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 189,634. Its capital city is the city of Al-Malikiyah. It is mainly dominated by Assyrians/Syriacs. It is both the northernmost & easternmost district in...
. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country. The Tigris
Tigris
The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...
river defines the border that separates Syrian from Iraqi and Turkish territories. The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of Al-Hasakah Governorate. The town is inhabited by Assyrians/Syriacs, Arabs, Kurds, and Armenians
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
.
Al-Malikiyah, which is named after a Syrian army officer Adnan al-Malki
Adnan al-Malki
Adnan al-Malki was a Syrian Army officer and political figure in the mid-20th century. He served as the deputy-chief of staff of the army and was one of the most powerful figures in the army and in national politics until his assassination in 1955.-Political career:Malki was a member of the Baath...
, is also known as Dayrik an Assyrian/Syriac reference to monastery. The town's indigenous occupants are Assyrians/Syriacs who trace their ancestry to many Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
villages (Tur Abdin
Tur Abdin
Tur Abdin is a hilly region of south east Turkey incorporating the eastern half of Mardin Province, and Şırnak Province west of the Tigris, on the border with Syria. The name 'Tur Abdin' is from the Syriac language meaning 'mountain of the servants '. Tur Abdin is of great importance to Syriac...
) whose inhabitants fled to Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
escaping the Assyrian Genocide
Assyrian genocide
The Assyrian Genocide refers to the mass slaughter of the Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac population of the Ottoman Empire during the 1890s, the First World War, and the period of 1922-1925...
and Armenian genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
by Ottoman Turkey during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
The northern half of the town is mainly inhabited by Muslim Kurds, the southern by Christians. As the economic center of the district, the town is usually flocked by people from the surrounding villages and towns, especially during the morning hours. Al-Malikiyah has seen a dramatic urban expansion and real estate development in recent years which led to many streets being extended to new neighborhoods that are now part of the continually growing town.