Al-Fadghami
| al-Fadghami الفدغمي | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  al-Fadghami Location of al-Fadghami in Syria | |
| Coordinates: SY 35°54′18″N 40°53′16″E / 35.90500°N 40.88778°ECoordinates: SY 35°54′18″N 40°53′16″E / 35.90500°N 40.88778°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | al-Hasakah |
| Subdistrict | Markada |
| Population (2004)[1] | 5,062 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Geocode | C4449 |
Al-Fadghami (Arabic: الفدغمي ) is a village in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
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" for the Assyrians.[5]
References
- 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Markada" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ 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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