Tell Hamis#Syrian Civil War
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tell Hamis
| native_name = تَلّ حَمِيس
| native_name_lang = ar
| other_name =
| type = Town
| pushpin_map = Syria
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Tell Hamis in Syria
| coordinates = {{coord|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Syria
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = al-Hasakah
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Qamishli
| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict
| subdivision_name3 = Tell Hamis
| subdivision_type4 = Control
| subdivision_name4 = {{flag|Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria}}
| elevation_m =
| population = 5161
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_as_of = 2004
| population_footnotes = {{#tag:ref|{{cite web |title=2004 Census Data for Nahiya Tell Hamis|url=http://www.cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB08-9-2004.htm |publisher=Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics |language=ar }} Also available in English: {{cite web |author=UN OCHA |author-link=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |title=2004 Census Data |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/syrian-arab-republic-other-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 |publisher=Humanitarian Data Exchange }}|name=census2004}}
| timezone = EET
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
| geocode = C4639
| website =
}}
Tell Hamis ({{langx|ar|تَلّ حَمِيس|Tall Ḥamīs}}, Kurdish: Til Hemîs) is a town in northeastern Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. The Wadi Jarrah flows through the town. It is the administrative center of the Tell Hamis Subdistrict, consisting of 129 localities.
At the 2004 census, Tell Hamis had a population of 5,161. The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Arabs.{{cite web |url=http://aranews.net/2015/02/kurdish-forces-regain-new-villages-near-qamishli-after-isis-withdrawal/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226131857/http://aranews.net/2015/02/kurdish-forces-regain-new-villages-near-qamishli-after-isis-withdrawal/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 26, 2015|title= Kurdish forces regain new villages near Qamishli after ISIS withdrawal|publisher=Aranews|date=2015 |access-date=30 May 2015}}
Civil war
After falling to the Islamic State, it was retaken by Kurdish YPG forces and allied Arab tribes on February 27, 2015.{{cite news|title=Kurdish forces 'capture strategic IS Syria bastion'|url=https://news.yahoo.com/kurdish-forces-capture-strategic-syria-bastion-200522368.html|access-date=27 February 2015|agency=AFP|date=27 February 2015}}
See also
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Al-Hasakah Governorate|qamishli}}
Category:Populated places in Qamishli District
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