Rmelan ( ar, رميلان, ku, Rimêlan) is a town in the
al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Hasakah Governorate ( ar, محافظة الحسكة, Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḥasakah, ku, Parêzgeha Hesekê}, syc, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܚܣܟܗ, Huparkiyo d'Ḥasake, also known as syc, ܓܙܪܬܐ, Gozarto) is one of the fourteen governorates (pro ...
in the northeast of
Syria. Administratively part of the al-Yaarubiyah nahiyah of
al-Malikiyah District
al-Malikiyah District ( ar, منطقة المالكية, manṭiqat al-Mālikiyah) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in eastern Rojava, Syria. The administrative centre is the city of al-Malikiyah
Al-Malikiyah ( ar, ٱلْمَالِكِ ...
, the town is located 900 km northeast of the capital
Damascus, 165 km northeast of the governorate capital
al-Hasakah, 70 km east of
Qamishli
Qamishli ( ar, ٱلْقَامِشْلِي, Al-Qāmišlī, ku, قامشلۆ, Qamişlo, syc, ܒܝܬ ܙܠܝ̈ܢ, Bēṯ Zālīn, lit=House of Reeds or syr, ܩܡܫܠܐ, translit=Qamishlo) , 30 km southwest of the district centre
al-Malikiyah
Al-Malikiyah ( ar, ٱلْمَالِكِيَّة, al-Mālikīyah; ku, دێرکا حەمکۆ, translit=Dêrika Hemko; ) also known as Derik, is a small Syrian city and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. ...
and 0.5 km southwest of the sub-district centre Ma'badah. It has an area of 5 km² and a population of 11,500, based on the 2009 official estimate.
The town is famous for being one of the major centres of oil production in Syria. The first oil exploration works in Rmelan started in 1934. However, the town was founded in 1956 along with the discovery of the first
oil well in the region, in the area of
Karatchok. Later in 1959, the
al-Suwaydiyah oil field was also discovered.
The town has a well-developed infrastructure including 22 km of roads, public parks, swimming pools, family clubs, cinema halls and cultural centres. The Town has a large airport that was originally a small agricultural airport,
Abu Hajar Airport. It is now being used by the United States for military and civilian use. The town is also home to the
Ommal Rmelan (Rmelan Labours) football club. They participate in the third division of the Syrian Football League and play their home games at the Rmelan Municipal Stadium. The population of the town is of mixed
Arab
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...
,
Kurd and
Assyrian ethnicities. Many workers from other Syrian regions also reside in Rmelan. The constitutional conferences of the
Democratic Federal System of Northern Syria in 2014 and in 2016 have been held in Rmelan.
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Assyrian communities in Syria
Cities in Syria
Populated places in al-Malikiyah District