Shihat Hama
| Shihat Hama الشيحة Shiha | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Shihat Hama Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°9′18″N 36°41′4″E / 35.15500°N 36.68444°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hama |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,985 |
Shihat Hama (Arabic: الشيحة, also spelled Shiha or al-Shyha) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located just west of Hama. Nearby localities include Qamhana to the northeast, Khitab to the north, Kafr al-Tun to the west and Tayzin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shihat Hama had a population of 3,985 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3] In the 1960s, it was noted that Shihat Hama contained several domed huts.[4] The village is administered by a municipality established in 1989. Other localities included in the municipality are Maar Daftein, al-Qadiriyah and Mazraat al-Safa.[5]
References
- ↑ "syr pop 2004 sycensus" (in Arabic and English).
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 179.
- ↑ Boulanger, 1966, p. 369.
- ↑ Shiha Municipality Hama - Ministry of Local Administration. 2010-12-29.
Bibliography
- Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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