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Al-Fadghami

Al-Fadghami

Village in Al-Hasakah, Syria

Al-Fadghami (Arabic: الفدغمي) is a village in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.

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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

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    Jack M. Sasson (1995). Civilizations of the ancient Near East, Volume 3. ISBN 9780684197227.
  3. [3]
    Mario Liverani (2013). The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. p. 224. ISBN 9781134750849.
  4. [4]
    Mario Liverani (1992). Studies on the Annals of Ashurnasirpal II. p. 32.
  5. [5]
    Amanda H. Podany (2002). The Land of Hana: Kings, Chronology, and Scribal Tradition. p. 72. ISBN 9781883053482.


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