What is "al-hasakah"

Al-Hasakah (, , ), also known as Al-Hasakeh or simply "'Hasakah"', is the capital city of the Al-Hasakah Governorate and it is located in the far north-eastern corner of Syria. With a population of 188,160 residents in 2004, Al-Hasakah is among the 10 largest cities in Syria and the largest in the governorate. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") consisting of 108 localities with a combined population of 251,570 in 2004. Al-Hasakah has a mixed population of Kurds and Arabs and in addition to a significant minority of Assyrians and a smaller number of Armenians. The Khabur River runs through Al-Hasakah and the rest of the governorate.