Al-Sabaa wa Arbain

al-Sabaa wa Arbain
السبعة وأربعين
Town
al-Sabaa wa Arbain is located in Syria
al-Sabaa wa Arbain
al-Sabaa wa Arbain
Location of al-Sabaa wa Arbain in Syria
Coordinates: 36°04′52″N 40°39′23″E / 36.0811°N 40.6564°E / 36.0811; 40.6564
Country Syria
Governorateal-Hasakah
Districtal-Hasakah
Subdistrictal-Shaddadah
Population
 (2004)[1]
14,177
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC4441

Al-Sabaa wa Arbain (Arabic: السبعة وأربعين, romanized: as-Sabʿa wa-ʾArbaʿīn) is a town in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.

Administratively, the town belongs to the Nahiya al-Shaddadah subdistrict of the al-Hasakah District. At the time of the 2004 census, it had a population of 14,177.[1] Nearby localities include al-Shaddadeh to the east.

Syrian civil war

See also: Syrian civil war

On 10 January 2023, joint forces of the US-led coalition and forces of the SDF launched a counter-terror operation in the village, where 2 ISIS fighters had barricaded themselves inside a house. One ISIS militant killed himself by detonating a suicide vest and the other was shot dead by the joint forces.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya al-Shaddadah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ "Spotlight on Global Jihad (12 – 18 January, 2023)". 19 January 2022.
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