Al Qāmishlī
City in Syria: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Kamishly view: Arab Salsa, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Al Qāmishlī is a city in Syria, in Al-Hasakah. About 184,231 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Syria in our atlas.
It lies at 37.05° N, 41.23° E, about 454 m (1,490 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Damascus time zone.
Location
Red dot: Al Qāmishlī. Green dots: other major cities of Syria. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Al Qāmishlī has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 42°C (108°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -1°C (30°F). Around 283 mm (11 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in SyriaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Al Ḩasakah · 75 km
- Deir ez-Zor · 214 km
- Ar Raqqah · 232 km
- Al Bāb · 338 km
- Aleppo · 373 km
- Idlib · 426 km
- Ḩamāh · 450 km
- Homs · 476 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 173377 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q212757 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Kamishly view: Arab Salsa, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)