Al-Malikiyah, also known as Derik, is a city in northeastern Syria and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country, and is where the Syrian Democratic Council convenes. The town is about 20 km (12 mi) west of the Tigris river which defines the triple border between Syria, Turkey and Iraq. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Malikiyah had a population about 26,311 residents in the 2004 census. Other sources claim that the city has a population of 39,000 as of 2024. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of 108 localities with a combined population of 125,000. The town is inhabited by Kurds, Assyrians, Arabs and Armenians.
From the Wikipedia article Al-Malikiyah, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Al Mālikīyah
- Cizre18 km N
- İdil28 km NW
- Silopi30 km E
- Şırnak47 km NE
- Zaxo49 km E
- Dargeçit56 km NW
- Sumayl72 km SE
- Simele72 km SE
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