Al-Qahtaniyah, al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Qahtaniyah, formerly Qubur al-Bid, is a town in the east of Rojava, in northeastern [Syria. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 16,946.History
On 13 March 2004, during the 2004 Qamishli riots where 40 Kurds were killed, the population of Al-Qahtaniyah protested at the funerals of the killed. Protesters were shot at and injured in the town.
As of 2004, Al-Qahtaniyah is the sixth largest town in Al-Hasakah governorate.
In late July 2012, during the Syrian Civil War, the YPG took control over the town.Notable people
