Al-Fadghami ( ar, الفدغمي ) is a village in southern
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 ...
, northeastern
Syria.
Administratively the village belongs to the
Nahiya Markada of
al-Hasakah District
Al-Hasakah District ( ar, منطقة الحسكة, manṭiqat al-Ḥasaka) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local governm ...
. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 5,062.
Qattunan
The
tell of the village might be the site of the ancient Qattunan; a provincial center of the kingdom of
Mari.
Qattunan might be the same "Gu-da-da-num" mentioned in the
Ebla tablets
The Ebla tablets are a collection of as many as 1,800 complete clay tablets, 4,700 fragments, and many thousands of minor chips found in the palace archives of the ancient city of Ebla, Syria. The tablets were discovered by Italian archaeologist ...
. It was known as "Qatni", "Qatnu" and "Qa-tu-un" to the Assyrians.
References
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Populated places in al-Hasakah District