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Al-Fadghami

al-Fadghami
الفدغمي
Town
al-Fadghami is located in Syria
al-Fadghami
al-Fadghami
Location of al-Fadghami in Syria
Coordinates: 35°54′18″N 40°53′16″E / 35.90500°N 40.88778°E / 35.90500; 40.88778Coordinates: 35°54′18″N 40°53′16″E / 35.90500°N 40.88778°E / 35.90500; 40.88778
Country  Syria
Governorate al-Hasakah
District al-Hasakah
Subdistrict Markada
Population (2004) 5,062
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode C4449

Al-Fadghami (Arabic: الفدغمي ‎‎) is a village in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.

Administratively the village belongs to the Nahiya Markada of al-Hasakah District. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 5,062.

The tell of the village might be the site of the ancient Qattunan; a provincial center of the kingdom of Mari. Qattunan might be the same "Gu-da-da-num" mentioned in the Ebla tablets. It was known as "Qatni", "Qatnu" and "Qa-tu-un" for the Assyrians.


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