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DeutschAl-Fadghami
al-Fadghami الفدغمي | |
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  al-Fadghami Location of al-Fadghami in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°54′18″N 40°53′16″E / 35.90500°N 40.88778°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | al-Hasakah |
| Subdistrict | Markada |
| Control |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Population (2004)[1] | 5,062 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C4449 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Jack M. Sasson (1995). Civilizations of the ancient Near East, Volume 3. ISBN 9780684197227.
- ^ Mario Liverani (2013). The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. p. 224. ISBN 9781134750849.
- ^ Mario Liverani (1992). Studies on the Annals of Ashurnasirpal II. p. 32.
- ^ Amanda H. Podany (2002). The Land of Hana: Kings, Chronology, and Scribal Tradition. p. 72. ISBN 9781883053482.
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