Ras al-Ain ( Arabic. راس العين , sir. ܪܝܫ ܥܝܢܐ ) or Serekaniye ( Kurd. Serêkaniyê ) is a city in northeastern Syria located in the Hasek governorate. The administrative center of the homonymous district . Homeland of Sergius Reshaynsky (d. 536), a prominent scientist, thinker, physician and translator.
| City | |
| Ras Al Ain | |
|---|---|
| راس العين | |
 | |
| A country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Haseke |
| Area | Ras Al Ain |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 351 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 29 347 people ( 2004 ) |
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Demographics
- 3 Civil war in Syria
- 4 Famous Natives
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Description
The city is located in the northwestern part of the governorate, in the immediate vicinity of the border with Turkey , east of the city of Ceylanpynar , at a distance of approximately 67 km northwest of the city of Hasek , the administrative center of the province and 500 km north-east of Damascus , the capital of the country. The absolute height is 351 m above sea level [1] .
was located here during the Armenian Genocide , where 80 thousand Armenians were killed .
Demographics
According to the 2004 census, the population of the city was 29,347 people [2] . The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 1981 | 2004 |
|---|---|
| 14,278 | 29 347 |
Syrian Civil War
During the Civil War in Syria , a city populated mainly by Kurds , has become an arena of hostilities.
On November 9, 2012, the city was liberated by the Syrian government forces from the Islamist mercenaries who captured it two days before [3] . On November 12, 2012, the Syrian Air Force struck the city, while one of the missiles fell on adjacent Turkish territory [4] . On November 13, 2012, fierce clashes took place in the city between government troops and Islamic Islamist mercenaries that infiltrated from Turkish territory [5] . On November 20, 2012, clashes between Kurdish militias and Islamist mercenaries began in Ras al Ain. The conflict was caused by the firing of militants by a demonstration, whose participants demanded that they leave the city. Killed 10 people, including the regional leader of the Kurdish Democratic Union, Abed Khalil [6] ;
On January 19, 2013, fierce clashes between fighters of the Kurdish militia and militants of the Jebhat al-Nusra group began in the city [7] .
On October 12, 2019, the Turkish Armed Forces with the support of the Free Syrian Army on the fourth day of Operation Source of Peace established control over the city of Ras al-Ain [8] . In October 2019, Kurdish armed groups shot 35 people in the city for refusing to fight against Turkey [9] .
Famous Natives
- Jwan yosef
Notes
- ↑ Ra's al `Ayn, Syria Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment April 17, 2013. Archived April 22, 2013.
- ↑ Syria: Governorates, Major Cities & Localities . City Population. Date of treatment April 17, 2013. Archived April 21, 2013.
- ↑ On the outskirts of Damascus, there are battles between the Syrian troops and the rebels , ITAR-TASS (November 9, 2012).
- ↑ Syrian aviation struck the city bordering Turkey, one missile hit Turkish territory , ITAR-TASS (November 12, 2012).
- ↑ Syrian troops liberate the outskirts of Damascus from militants , ITAR-TASS (November 13, 2012).
- ↑ An operation to liquidate rebel strongholds is being conducted near Damascus; a Kurdish leader , ITAR-TASS (November 20, 2012), was killed in Ras al-Ain .
- ↑ In Algeria, militants continue to hold seven hostages; in Syria, extremists carried out a series of terrorist attacks , ITAR-TASS (January 19, 2013).
- ↑ Turkey and the Syrian opposition seized the city of Ras al Ain in Syria
- ↑ Kurdish militants execute 17-year-old Chechen for refusing to mobilize