Hassakah Governorate (PCS)

Syria / al-Hhasakah /
 first-level administrative division, draw only border, governorate (administrative division), do not draw title
Al-Hasakah Governorate, officially known as Hasakah Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is located in the far north-east corner of Syria and distinguished by its fertile lands, plentiful water, natural environment, and more than one hundred archaeological sites. It was formerly known as Al-Jazira Province. It is the lower part of Upper Mesopotamia.
The Governorate had a population of 1,214,107 people in 2004, according to the last official Syrian Census.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hasakah_Governorate
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Coordinates:   36°26'8"N   40°54'27"E
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