Shathah

Shathah
شطحة
Town
Shathah al-Tahta
شطحة التحتا
Shathah is located in Syria
Shathah
Shathah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°30′11″N 36°14′38″E / 35.503°N 36.244°E / 35.503; 36.244
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictAl-Suqaylabiyah
SubdistrictShathah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
8,076
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Shathah (Arabic: شطحة التحتا, šaṭḥat at-taḥta) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Slinfah to the northwest, Nabl al-Khatib and Farikah to the north, al-Huwash to the northeast, Huwayjat al-Sallah to the southeast, Inab to the south and Ayn al-Tineh to the west.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shathah had a population of 8,076 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center and largest town of Shathah Subdistrict, which consisted of 12 localities with a collective population of 25,273 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004[link removed]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ↑ Shathat al Tahta. Mapcarta.