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Al Qāmishlī

City population
184,231
#10
in Syria
#2
in Al-Hasakah
#3,128
worldwide
DamascusAl Qāmishlī
37.052, 41.231 · 597 km from Damascus
City population
184,231
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Syria
#10
of 88 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,128
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Syria
0.7%
of the national population

About Al Qāmishlī

Al Qāmishlī is a city in Al-Hasakah, Syria with a population of 184,231. It is the 10th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Syria, and the 3,128th largest worldwide. It lies 597 km from Damascus.

Position in Syria
#10of 88
LargestSmallest
Position in Al-Hasakah
#2of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#2of 5
Distance to capital
to Damascus
Elevation
454 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Damascus
Coordinates
37.052, 41.231
Record updated
2026-04-09
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 88 in Syria

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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