Tell Hamis (,

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: ''Til Hemîs'') is a town in northeastern Hasakah Governorate, northeastern

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. The Wadi Jarrah flows through the town. It is the administrative center of the Tell Hamis Subdistrict, consisting of 129 localities. At the 2004 census, Tell Hamis had a population of 5,161. The inhabitants of the town are predominantly

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Civil war

After falling to the

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, it was retaken by

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forces and allied Arab tribes on February 27, 2015.

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Populated places in Qamishli District {{AlHasakahSY-geo-stub

Civil war

See also

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