Markada مَرْكَدَة | |
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  Markada Location of Markada in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°45′32″N40°46′09″E / 35.7589°N 40.7692°E /35.7589; 40.7692 | |
| 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, sometimesMarkadah orMargada) is a town in southernal-Hasakah Governorate, northeasternSyria. It is theadministrative center of theNahiya Markada consisting of 13 municipalities. In the 2004 census, Markada had a population of 2,530.[1]
The town is divided by theKhabur River.
Markada succeeded the village of "Makîsîn" (also spelled "Makasîn", "Maykasan" or "Makîs").[2] Duringearly Islamic rule (7th–10th centuries), Makisin was a town in the district ofDiyar Rabi'a with a bridge that crossed theKhabur River.[3] Large quantities of cotton were grown around the site.[3] In the late 680s, numerousArabTaghlib tribesmen were killed in an ambush at Makisin by theSulaym tribe as part of the long-runningQays–Yaman feud.[4]
Obadiah the Proselyte visited Makisin in the 12th century and found there aJewish community andsynagogue, which then housed theCodex Sassoon.[5]
Markada saw fighting between the Syrian Government forces and theal-Nusra Front during 2013.[6][7] Having gained control of the town, the al-Nusra Front were driven out the following year byIslamic State in theBattle of Markada. By March 2014 thousands of residents had fled from Markada, many to al-Sur inDeir ez-Zor Governorate.[8]
US-led Coalition airstrikes against ISIL targeted the town in September 2017, with many casualties, includingIraqi refugees, reported.[9] On 19 October, the SDF attacked the town, capturing part of it.[10][11] The town was fully captured by theSDF on 9 November 2017.
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