Al-Malikiyah
ٱلْمَالِكِيَّة دێرکا حەمکۆ | |
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| Al-Malikiyah | |
 Al-Malikiyah from the southwest | |
  Al-Malikiyah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 37°10′N 42°08′E / 37.167°N 42.133°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | al-Malikiyah |
| Subdistrict | al-Malikiyah |
| Control |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,640 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 26,311 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | 052 |
Al-Malikiyah (Arabic: ٱلْمَالِكِيَّة, romanized: al-Mālikīyah;[1] Kurdish: دێرکا حەمکۆ, romanized: Dêrika Hemko;[2] Syriac: ܕܪܝܟ) also known as Derik, 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, and is where the Syrian Democratic Council convenes. The town is about 20 km (12 mi) west of the Tigris river which defines the triple border between Syria, Turkey and Iraq. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Malikiyah had a population about 26,311 residents in the 2004 census. Other sources claim that the city has a population of 39,000 as of 2024.[3] It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of 108 localities with a combined population of 125,000. The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of Al-Hasakah Governorate. The town is inhabited by Kurds, Assyrians, Arabs and Armenians.
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