Al-Hasakah (Arabic: الحسكة, Kurdish: Hesîçe, Syriac: ܚܣܟܗ, translit. Ḥasake) also known as Al-Hasakeh, Al-Kasaka, or simply Hasakah, is in the Al-Hasakah Canton, in the Jazira Region of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.
Hasakah is among the ten largest cities in Syria. It was recorded as having a population of 188,160 residents in the 2004 census. Its residents include an ethnically diverse population of Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians, and a smaller number of Armenians.
The Khabur River runs through Hasakah.
During his reception of representatives from UNICEF, the Governor of Al-Hasakah called for serious efforts to reactivate the Alouk Water Pumping Station, which supplies the city of Al-Hasakah, amid the continued prevention by Turkish occupation mercenaries from restoring water pumping despite the integration agreement between the Syrian interim government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria is facing an escalating water crisis as groundwater levels continue to decline at alarming rates, driven by over-extraction, unregulated well drilling, and weak natural recharge, a local geologist warned on Sunday.
Fatoş Göksungur said that democracy depends on both ecological balance and women’s freedom, stressing that one cannot exist without the other.
The policies of the Turkish occupation have caused severe damage to electricity production in the North and East Syria region, with electricity output dropping by more than 90 percent as a result of the direct targeting of power generation stations, in addition to the reduction of water inflows into the Euphrates River.
Women in North and East Syria have proven their ability to manage municipal institutions and participate actively in decision-making, supported by a unified internal system that strengthens their organization across the different regions—from service committees to leadership roles.
Hêvi, a kindergarten opened in the city of Hasakah, aims to provide a safe learning environment to children and support working mothers.
The Inanna Textile Workshop opened in the neighborhood of Neşwa in Hesekê as part of the activities for 8 March.
Kongra Star Economy Committee in Hasakah started Demsal Cooperative promoting women’s economic empowerment for the socioeconomic development and building a free and democratic society.
Over the past years, the AANES has worked to open three greenhouse projects in Northeast Syria to ease the pressure of high prices on the population. The projects also aim to secure various types of locally produced vegetables and limit monopoly by traders.
