Tell Tamer Subdistrict
Subdistrict in al-Hasakah, Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tell Tamer Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية تل تمر) is an ethnically Assyrian and Syriac subdistrict of al-Hasakah District in western al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Tell Tamer.
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Tell Tamer Subdistrict
ناحية تل تمر | |
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Country | Syria |
Governorate | al-Hasakah |
District | Al-Hasakah District |
Seat | Tell Tamer |
Area | |
• Total | 1,111.89 km2 (429.30 sq mi) |
Population (2004)[1] | 50,982 |
Geocode | SY080001 |
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At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 50,982.[1] Assyrians from the Assyrian Church of the East constitute about 40% of the population of this district, with the rest being adherents of other Assyrian churches such as the Chaldean Catholic Church and Syriac Orthodox Church. There is also Kurds and Arabs.[citation needed] It is the headquarter of the Assyrian Khabour Guards and Nattoreh militias, as well as the location of a large Syriac Orthodox Monastery.