Tell Hamis تَلّ حَمِيس | |
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Town | |
Coordinates:36°45′31″N41°23′56″E / 36.7586°N 41.3989°E /36.7586; 41.3989 | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | al-Hasakah |
District | Qamishli |
Subdistrict | Tell Hamis |
Control | ![]() |
Population (2004)[1] | 5,161 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Geocode | C4639 |
Tell Hamis (Arabic:تَلّ حَمِيس,romanized: Tall Ḥamīs,Kurdish:Til Hemîs) is a town in northeasternHasakah Governorate, northeasternSyria. TheWadi Jarrah flows through the town. It is the administrative center of theTell Hamis Subdistrict, consisting of 129 localities.
At the 2004 census, Tell Hamis had a population of 5,161.[1] The inhabitants of the town are predominantlyArabs.[2]
After falling to theIslamic State, it was retaken byKurdishYPG forces and allied Arab tribes on February 27, 2015.[3]
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