Markada
مَرْكَدَة | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 35°45′32″N 40°46′09″E / 35.7589°N 40.7692°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | al-Hasakah |
District | al-Hasakah |
Subdistrict | Markada |
Control | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
Population (2004)[1] | 2,530 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Geocode | C4454 |
Markada (Arabic: مَرْكَدَة, sometimes Markadah or Margada) is a town in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. It is the administrative center of the Nahiya Markada consisting of 13 municipalities. In the 2004 census, Markada had a population of 2,530.[1]
The town is divided by the Khabur River.