Hasakah Governorate · Syria
Hasakah travel guide
Hasakah is a city in Hasakah Governorate, Syria, home to about 188,000 people.
- Best months
- March, April and November
- Nearest airport
- KAC69 km · Qamishli International Airport
- Currency
- SYPSyrian pound
- Time zone
- Asia/Damascus
- Language
- Arabic
About
About Hasakah
The city has been inhabited since antiquity, as evidenced by the tell in the city centre. Excavations have revealed artifacts from the Middle-Assyrian, Byzantine, and Islamic eras. Al-Hasakah remained small throughout the Ottoman occupation, until a French military outpost was established in 1922. Following the genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, refugees established a settlement around the French outpost, and a city began to develop in the late 1920s.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Hasakah
See
- Great Mosque of Musheiref
- Saint George's Cathedral
- Cathedral of Our Lady
- Chaldean Catholic Church
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When to go
The best time to visit Hasakah
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Hasakah are March, April and November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 41 °C; January is the wettest, with about 65 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Hasakah: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Qamishli International Airport (KAC), about 69 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mardin Airport (MQM, 80 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
As of 2023, travelling by car or minibus is the only practical way of reaching Al-Hasakah. Expect several security checks along the way. Moving between rebel- and government-held areas is next to impossible.
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KAC · Qamishli International Airport
MQM · Mardin Airport
Questions
Hasakah: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Hasakah?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Hasakah are March, April and November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 41 °C; January is the wettest, with about 65 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Hasakah?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Qamishli International Airport (KAC), about 69 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mardin Airport (MQM, 80 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Hasakah?
Syrian pound (SYP).
Nearby
Destinations near Hasakah
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.