Al-Muabbada (; ) is a town in

al-Hasakah Governorate Al-Hasakah Governorate (; ; , also known as , ''Gozarto'') is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is located in the far north-east corner of Syria and distinguished by its fertile lands, plentiful water ...

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. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Muabbada had a population of 15,759 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Hasakah Governorate. According to the Kurdish news agency "Rudaw", the Ba'athist Party under President

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changed the name of the town to Al-Muabbada. The town is 35 kilometres from the Iraqi border and 15 kilometres from the Turkish border. As of 2004, Al-Muabbada is the eighth largest town in Al-Hasakah governorate. The majority of the inhabitants of the town are

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with a large

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minority.

Syrian Civil War

On 24 July 2012, the PYD announced that Syrian security forces withdrew from Al-Muabbada. The YPG forces afterwards took control of all government institutions and the town came fully under the PYD's control. On 27 September 2022, 2 SDF fighters were killed in a Turkish drone strike on their car in the town.

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Populated places in al-Malikiyah District Towns in Syria Kurdish communities in Syria {{AlHasakahSY-geo-stub