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Markada (Arabic: مَرْكَدَة, sometimes Markadah or Margada) is a town in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. It is the administrative center of the Nahiya Markada consisting of 13 municipalities. In the 2004 census, Markada had a population of 2,530.[1]

Markada مَرْكَدَة
Town
Markada Location of Markada in Syria
Coordinates: 35.7589°N 40.7692°E / 35.7589; 40.7692
Country	Syria
Governorate	al-Hasakah
District	al-Hasakah
Subdistrict	Markada
Control	Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Population  (2004)[1]	2,530
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Geocode	C4454

The town is divided by the Khabur River.

History

Markada succeeded the village of "Makîsîn" (also spelled "Makasîn", "Maykasan" or "Makîs").[2] During early Islamic rule (7th–10th centuries), Makisin was a town in the district of Diyar Rabi'a with a bridge that crossed the Khabur River.[3] Large quantities of cotton were grown around the site.[3] In the late 680s, numerous Christian Taghlib tribesmen were killed in an ambush at Makisin by the Sulaym tribe as part of the long-running Qays–Yaman feud.[4]

Civil War

Markada saw fighting between the Syrian Government forces and the al-Nusra Front during 2013.[5][6] Having gained control of the town, the al-Nusra Front were driven out the following year by Islamic State in the Battle of Markada. By March 2014 thousands of residents had fled from Markada, many to al-Sur in Deir ez-Zor Governorate.[7]

US-led Coalition airstrikes against ISIL targeted the town in September 2017, with many casualties, including Iraqi refugees, reported.[8] On 19 October, the SDF attacked the town, capturing part of it.[9][10] The town was fully captured by the SDF on 9 November 2017.

See also

• Battle of Markada, March 2014

References

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