Amuda

Amûdê عامودا
Amûdê Location in Syria
Coordinates: 37°06′15″N 40°55′48″E / 37.10417°N 40.93000°E / 37.10417; 40.93000
Country	Syria
Governorate	Al Hasakah Governorate
District	Al Qamishli District
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population (2004 census)
• Total	26,821
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)

Amuda (Arabic: عامودا‎ 'Āmūdā, Kurdish: Amûdê) is a town in Al Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. Amuda has a mostly Kurdish population with a significant Assyrian population.^[1][2] On November 13, 1960, the village was the site of a tragedy in which 152 children were killed in a fire at a movie theatre.^[3]

As of 20th July 2012, the area has come under the control of the Popular Protection Units (commonly known as YPG).^[4] According to Fawzi Shangal, the leader of the Kurdish Accord Party in Syria, the city fell without any major clashes as the forces of the Syrian government withdrew from the area.^[5]

References

v t e Al-Hasakah Governorate Capital: Al-Hasakah   Al-Hasakah District Al-Hasakah • al-Alwah • al-Arishah • Bir al-Helu • Bureij Sharqi • Dashishah Gharbiyah • al-Fadghami • al-Fakkah Markadah • Ghabshah • al-Ghariri • al-Haddadiyah • al-Hajiyah • al-Hawl • Markadah • Markadah Sharqiyah • al-Sabaa wa Arbain • al-Saadah • Safia • al-Shaddadeh • al-Shaykh Hamad • Sumayhan Gharbi • Tell Majdal • Tell Tamer • Tell Safuk • Tell Tawil Gharbi • al-Tuwaynah • Umm Madfaa   Al-Qamishli District Al-Qamishli • Amuda • Jimaayah • al-Manathirah • al-Qahtaniyah • al-Tannuriyah • Tell Hamis • Tell Maaruf • Umm al-Fursan   Al-Malikiyah District Al-Malikiyah • al-Jawadiyah • Khanik • al-Maabadah • Maashuq • Qasrok • Sabaa Jafar • Suwaydiyah Fawqani • al-Tabaqah • Tell Adas • al-Yarubiyah   Ras al-Ayn District Ras al-Ayn • Abu Rasin • al-Darbasiyah • al-Lid Dirbasiyah • Mabrukah • al-Manajir • Tell Halaf • Tell Sinan Sharqi • Umm al-Dibs Dirbasiyah

Coordinates: 37°06′15″N 40°55′48″E / 37.10417°N 40.93000°E / 37.10417; 40.93000