Al-Ma'bada

Girkê Legê

المعبدة
Girkê Legê
Girkê Legê المعبدة; Girkê Legê
Town
	Al-Ma'bada
	Girkê Legê Location in Syria
	Coordinates: 37°0′59″N 41°57′16″E / 37.01639°N 41.95444°E
Country	Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Governorate	al-Hasakah
District	Dêrik
Subdistrict	Girkê Legê
Control	Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population (2004 census)
• Total	15,759
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)

Girkê Legê (Arabic: المعبدة) is a town in Cizire Province (Hassake), Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Girkê Legê had a population of 15,759 in the 2004 census.^[1] According to the Kurdish news agency "Rudaw", the Ba'athist Party under President Hafez al-Assad changed the name of the town to Girkê Legê.^[2] The town is 35 kilometres from the Iraqi border and 15 kilometres from the Turkish border.^[3] As of 2004, Girkê Legê is the eighth largest town in Cizire Province . The majority of the inhabitants of the town are Kurds with a large Assyrian minority.^[4]

Syrian Civil War

On 24 July 2012, the PYD announced that Syrian security forces withdrew from Al-Muabbada. The YPG forces afterwards took control of all government institutions^[2] and the town came fully under the PYD's control.^[3]

On 27 September 2022, 2 SDF fighters were killed in a Turkish drone strike on their car in the town.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Hasakah Governorate. (in Arabic)
^ ^a ^b "Girke Lege Becomes Sixth Kurdish City Liberated in Syria". Rudaw. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Syrian Crisis Brings a Blessing for Kurds". Inter Press Service. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
^ "Jİ SEDÎ 61 NİŞTECİHÊN KANTONA CİZÎRÊ KURDİN | Kürdistan Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi | Lekolin.org". Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
^ "Turkish drone strike in northern Syria". GeoPolitical.report. 27 September 2022.

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[CBS-1] General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Hasakah Governorate. (in Arabic)

[girkelege-2] "Girke Lege Becomes Sixth Kurdish City Liberated in Syria". Rudaw. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

[ips-3] "Syrian Crisis Brings a Blessing for Kurds". Inter Press Service. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

[4] "Jİ SEDÎ 61 NİŞTECİHÊN KANTONA CİZÎRÊ KURDİN | Kürdistan Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi | Lekolin.org". Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-06-10.

[5] "Turkish drone strike in northern Syria". GeoPolitical.report. 27 September 2022.

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Girkê Legê المعبدة Girkê Legê
Town
Al-Ma'bada
Girkê Legê Location in Syria
Coordinates: 37°0′59″N 41°57′16″E / 37.01639°N 41.95444°E / 37.01639; 41.95444
Country	Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Governorate	al-Hasakah
District	Dêrik
Subdistrict	Girkê Legê
Control	Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population (2004 census)^[1]
• Total	15,759
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)