Al-Hasakah Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Al-Hasakah
The city has been inhabited since antiquity, as evidenced by the tell in the city centre. Excavations have revealed artifacts from the Middle-Assyrian, Byzantine, and Islamic eras. Al-Hasakah remained small throughout the Ottoman occupation, until aFrenchmilitary outpost was established in 1922. Following the genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, refugees established a settlement around the French outpost, and a city began to develop in the late 1920s. During French administration, the region enjoyed relative stability, and the city kept growing by taking in Assyrian refugees fleeing the genocide inIraq. It developed into the administrative centre of the region, supported by an economic boom resulting from irrigation projects that boosted agriculture in the area. From 1960s onward,
Top Attractions in Al-Hasakah
Explore the best things to see and do in Al-Hasakah:
- ★Cathedral of Our Lady
- ★Chaldean Catholic Church
- ★Great Mosque of Musheiref
- ★Saint George's Cathedral
Where to Eat in Al-Hasakah
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Jihad Restaurant
- 🍴Struggle Restaurant
Al-Hasakah Travel Guide Sections
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