Khitab خطاب Khutab Khattab | |
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Town | |
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  Khitab Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°11′51″N36°40′2″E / 35.19750°N 36.66722°E /35.19750; 36.66722 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hama |
| Control |  Syrian Salvation Government[1] |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 10,830 |
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Khattab (Arabic:خطاب, also spelledKhutab orKhattab) is a town in northwesternSyria, administratively part of theHama Governorate, northwest ofHama located near theOrontes River River. Nearby localities includeQamhana to the east,Shihat Hama to the southeast,Kafr al-Tun to the southwest,al-Majdal to the west,Mhardeh andHalfaya to the northwest andTaybat al-Imam to the northeast. According to theCentral Bureau of Statistics, Khitab had a population of 10,830 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantlySunni Muslims.[3]
In late 1829, during theOttoman era, Khitab was part of theHama Sanjak. It consisted of 55feddans and paid 5,610qirsh in taxes to the treasury.[4] In 1838, Khitab was recorded as aSunni Muslim village.[5]
In the 1930s, duringFrench Mandatory rule, about two-thirds of Khitab's lands were mortgaged from theal-Azm family, the rest mortgaged from the Kaylani family; both were part of the urban landowning elites ofHama. The inhabitants of the village wereSunni MuslimArab farmers.[6]
During theSyrian Civil War, many men from the town were recruited into the regime's Tarmeh Regiment.[7] At the same time, there were many in the town who supported therevolution.[8]
