Al-Fadghami
Al-Fadghami (Arabic: الفدغمي) is a village in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
al-Fadghami الفدغمي | |
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Town | |
  al-Fadghami Location of al-Fadghami in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°54′18″N 40°53′16″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | al-Hasakah |
| Subdistrict | Markada |
| Population (2004)[1] | 5,062 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C4449 |
Administratively the village belongs to the Nahiya Markada of al-Hasakah District. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 5,062.[1]
Qattunan
The tell of the village might be the site of the ancient Qattunan;[2] a provincial center of the kingdom of Mari.[3] Qattunan might be the same "Gu-da-da-num" mentioned in the Ebla tablets.[4] It was known as "Qatni", "Qatnu" and "Qa-tu-un" to the Assyrians.[5]
References
- "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Markada" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- Jack M. Sasson (1995). Civilizations of the ancient Near East, Volume 3.
- Mario Liverani (2013). The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. p. 224.
- Mario Liverani (1992). Studies on the Annals of Ashurnasirpal II. p. 32.
- Amanda H. Podany (2002). The Land of Hana: Kings, Chronology, and Scribal Tradition. p. 72.
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