Village in al-Hasakah, Syria
Tell Shamiram or Tell Shamiran (Arabic : تل شميرام أو تل شميران ), also known as Marbisho [ 2] [ 3] ماربيشو Tell Tamer in western al-Hasakah Governorate , northeastern Syria . Administratively it belongs to the Nahiya Tell Tamer .
The village is inhabited by Assyrians belonging to the Assyrian Church of the East , and Arabs .[ 4] [ 1]
Geography
It is located on the Khabour River near the confluence with the Zirgan River , about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the border with Turkey .[ 5] [ 6]
History
The village was settled by Assyrian refugees in 1933 who moved following the Simele massacre to French controlled Syria to settle in a 25 kilometres (16 mi) stretch of the Khabur River in 35 settlements.
In February 2015 the village was taken by the Islamic State militia during the Eastern al-Hasakah offensive ,[ 7] abduction of about 90, mainly elderly, residents.[ 8] al-Hasakah , with some eventually reaching Lebanon . Unconfirmed reports indicate that the village has been emptied of people by 1 March 2015.[ 9]
See also
References
^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Tell Tamer " (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics .UN OCHA . "2004 Census Data" . Humanitarian Data Exchange.^ Fernandez, Alberto M. (1998). "Dawn at Tell Tamer: The Assyrian Christian Survival on the Khabur River" (PDF) . Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies . 12 (1): 41, 42.^ Dodge, Bayard (1 July 1940). "The settlement of the Assyrians on the Khabbur". Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society . 27 (3): 314. doi :10.1080/03068374008730969 . ISSN 0035-8789 . ^ Fernandez, Alberto M. (1998). "Dawn at Tell Tamer: The Assyrian Christian Survival on the Khabur River" (PDF) . Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies . 12 (1): 34–47.^ ISIS capture town of and Tal Hermiz the Villages of Tal Nasri, Tal Shamiran, Yalda, Qasr Toma, Tal Harmoz Aghabish following YPG withdrawal .^ ACN Press Release: Syria Extremists IS – seize Christian towns .^ Christians flee jihadists after Syria kidnappings 26 Feb 2015.^ Syrian sources say ISIS executed 15 Christians – with more killing to come Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine , February 26, 2015.^ Johnlee Varghese March 1, 2015 Over 200 Abducted Assyrian Christians Being Tried by Isis Kangaroo Court .
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