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[[File:S-ta Maria Syrisk Ortodoxa Kyrkan, Qamishli. .jpg|thumb|228x228px|Virgin Mary Syriac Orthodox Cathedral 1967]]

 

Once a Christian-majority city, the rural migration to Qamishli has increased the Kurdish population of the city. In addition, since the [[Democratic Union Party (Syria)|PYD]] militia took control of the city in 2012 they carried out a Kurdification process touching all aspects of life, starting by changing the name of the city to Qamishlo, to forcing a Kurdish-language curriculum on non-Kurdish citizens, to cultural and social aspects of the city. The Christian and Arab population in the city were fiercely opposed to the PYD rule. Half the Christian population left by 2017 although no fighting happened in the city.<ref name=Balanche>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/fikraforum/view/from-qamishli-to-qamishlo-a-trip-to-rojavas-new-capital |title=From Qamishli to Qamishlo: A Trip to Rojava’s New Capital|last=Balanche|first=Fabrice|date=13 April 2017|work=The Washington Institute for Near East Policy|accessdate=9 December 2020|author-link=Fabrice Balanche}}</ref>