Rmelan Rimêlan رميلان | |
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_12-10-2013.jpg) Rmelan | |
  Rmelan Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:37°0′N41°57′E / 37.000°N 41.950°E /37.000; 41.950 | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | al-Malikiyah |
| Subdistrict | al-Yaarubiyah |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Control |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Area | |
• Total | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 est.) | |
• Total | 11,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | 052 |
Rmelan (Arabic:رميلان;[1]Kurdish:Rimêlan)[2] is a town inal-Hasakah Governorate of northeasternSyria. Administratively part of al-Yaarubiyah nahiyah ofal-Malikiyah District, the town is located 900 km northeast of the capitalDamascus, 165 km northeast of the governorate capitalal-Hasakah, 70 km east ofQamishli, 30 km southwest of the district centreal-Malikiyah, and 0.5 km southwest of the sub-district centre Ma'badah. It has an area of 5 km2 and a population of 11,500 according to the 2009 official estimate.[3]
The town is famous for being one of the major centres of oil production in Syria. The first oil exploration works in Rmelan started in 1934. However, the town was founded in 1956 along with the discovery of the firstoil well in the region inKaratchok. Later in 1959, theal-Suwaydiyah oil field was also discovered.[4]
The town has a well-developed infrastructure, including 22 km of roads, public parks, swimming pools, family clubs, cinema halls, and cultural centres. The Town has a large airport, originally a small agricultural airport calledAbu Hajar Airport. It is now used by the United States for military and civilian purposes. The town is also home to theOmmal Rmelan (Rmelan Labours) football club. They participate in the third division of the Syrian Football League and play their home games at the Rmelan Municipal Stadium. The population of the town is of mixedArab,Kurd, andAssyrian ethnicities. Many workers from other Syrian regions also reside in Rmelan. The constitutional conferences of theDemocratic Federal System of Northern Syria in 2014 and in 2016 were held in Rmelan.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][excessive citations]
