Al-Fadghami

al-Fadghami
الفدغمي
Town
al-Fadghami is located in Syria
al-Fadghami
al-Fadghami
Location of al-Fadghami in Syria
Coordinates: 35°54′18″N 40°53′16″E / 35.90500°N 40.88778°E / 35.90500; 40.88778
CountrySyria
Governorateal-Hasakah
Districtal-Hasakah
SubdistrictMarkada
ControlAutonomous Administration of North and East Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Population
 (2004)[1]
5,062
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC4449

Al-Fadghami (Arabic: الفدغمي) is a village in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.

Administratively the village belongs to the Nahiya Markada of al-Hasakah District. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 5,062.[1]

Qattunan

The tell of the village might be the site of the ancient Qattunan;[2] a provincial center of the kingdom of Mari.[3] Qattunan might be the same "Gu-da-da-num" mentioned in the Ebla tablets.[4] It was known as "Qatni", "Qatnu" and "Qa-tu-un" to the Assyrians.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Markada" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ Jack M. Sasson (1995). Civilizations of the ancient Near East, Volume 3. ISBN 9780684197227.
  3. ^ Mario Liverani (2013). The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. p. 224. ISBN 9781134750849.
  4. ^ Mario Liverani (1992). Studies on the Annals of Ashurnasirpal II. p. 32.
  5. ^ Amanda H. Podany (2002). The Land of Hana: Kings, Chronology, and Scribal Tradition. p. 72. ISBN 9781883053482.


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