Sarha

Sarha
سرحا
Village
Sarha is located in Syria
Sarha
Sarha
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°22′N 37°26′E / 35.367°N 37.433°E / 35.367; 37.433
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictSalamiyah District
SubdistrictAl-Saan Subdistrict
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
644
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
City Qrya PcodeC3291

Sarha (Arabic: سرحا) is a Syrian village located in Al-Saan Subdistrict in Salamiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sarha had a population of 644 in the 2004 census.

Syrian Civil War

On 15 November 2017, clashes occurred near the village between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian Arab Army, with HTS retaking the settlement from government forces, killing three of them. However, by December 2017 the Assad government had recaptured Sarha and would continue to hold it until the end of the war.

References

  1. ↑ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ↑ "هيئة تحرير الشام تستعيد السيطرة على قرية سرحا وتلتها بعد اشتباكات مع قوات الأسد بريف حماة الشرقي". شبكة شام (in Arabic). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Exploring Historical Control in Syria". The Carter Center. Retrieved 2026-01-28.