Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Al-Malikiyah (Arabic: المالكية Al Mālikiya, Classical Syriac: ܕܪܝܟ, Dayrik, Kurdish: Dêrika Hemko) is a small Syrian city and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country. The town is about 20km west of the Tigris river which defines the triple border between Syria, Turkey and Iraq. The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of Al-Hasakah Governorate. The town is inhabited by Assyrians/Syriacs, Arabs, Kurds, and Armenians. The 2004 official census recorded the population of the town as 26,311.Al-Malikiyah, which is named after a Syrian army officer Adnan al-Malki, is also known as Dayrik an Assyrian/Syriac reference to monastery. The town's indigenous occupants are Assyrians/Syriacs who trace their ancestry to many Turkish villages (Tur Abdin) whose inhabitants fled to Syria after the Assyrian Genocide.The northern half of the town is mainly inhabited by Muslim Kurds, the southern by Christians. As the economic center of the district, the town is usually flocked by people from the surrounding villages and towns, especially during the morning hours. Al-Malikiyah has seen a dramatic urban expansion and real estate development in recent years which led to many streets being extended to new neighborhoods that are now part of the continually growing town.. }
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- Al-Malikiyah abstract "Al-Malikiyah (Arabic: المالكية Al Mālikiya, Classical Syriac: ܕܪܝܟ, Dayrik, Kurdish: Dêrika Hemko) is a small Syrian city and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country. The town is about 20km west of the Tigris river which defines the triple border between Syria, Turkey and Iraq. The population enjoys demographic and ethnic diversity that is characteristic of most of Al-Hasakah Governorate. The town is inhabited by Assyrians/Syriacs, Arabs, Kurds, and Armenians. The 2004 official census recorded the population of the town as 26,311.Al-Malikiyah, which is named after a Syrian army officer Adnan al-Malki, is also known as Dayrik an Assyrian/Syriac reference to monastery. The town's indigenous occupants are Assyrians/Syriacs who trace their ancestry to many Turkish villages (Tur Abdin) whose inhabitants fled to Syria after the Assyrian Genocide.The northern half of the town is mainly inhabited by Muslim Kurds, the southern by Christians. As the economic center of the district, the town is usually flocked by people from the surrounding villages and towns, especially during the morning hours. Al-Malikiyah has seen a dramatic urban expansion and real estate development in recent years which led to many streets being extended to new neighborhoods that are now part of the continually growing town.".