Shihat Hama
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| Shihat Hama الشيحة Shiha |
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 Shihat Hama
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| 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 العربية and English).<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 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.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- 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.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
