Al-Hasakah Governorate: Governorate of Syria
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 | |
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.svg) Map of Syria with Al-Hasakah highlighted | |
| Coordinates (Hasakah): 36°30′N 40°54′E / 36.5°N 40.9°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Capital | Al-Hasakah |
| Manatiq (Districts) | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Major General Jaiz Swadet al-Hamoud al-Musa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23,334 km2 (9,009 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,512,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SY-HA |
| Main language(s) | Arabic, Kurdish, Syriac, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Armenian |
| Ethnicities | Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians, Armenians & Yazidis |
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