Al Hasakah

Al-Hasakah (Syriac: ܚܣܟܗ, Arabic: الحسكة‎ Al Ḥasaka, Kurdish: Hesîçe) is the capital city of the Al-Hasakah Governorate and is located in the far north-east corner of Syria. Al-Hasakah has the second highest population in the governorate, 81,809, with the majority being Christian ethnic Assyrians/Syriacs, the Muslims in the city are mainly Kurds and Arabs. The Khabur River runs through Al-Hasakah and the rest of the governorate.