Al-Malikiyah

Al-Malikiyah (Arabic: المالكية‎ Al Mālikiya, Syriac: ܕܪܝܟ‎, Dêrik, Kurdish: Dayrik) is a small Syrian city and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country. The Tigris river defines the border that separates Syrian from Turkish and Iraqi territories. The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of Al-Hasakah Governorate. The town is inhabited by Assyrians/Syriacs, Arabs, Kurds, and Armenians. Al-Malikiyah, which is named after a Syrian army officer Adnan al-Malki, is also known as Dayrik an Assyrian/Syriac reference to monastery. The town's indigenous occupants are Assyrians/Syriacs who trace their...