Shathah شطحة | |
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Town | |
| Shathah al-Tahta شطحة التحتا | |
  Shathah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°30′11″N36°14′38″E / 35.503°N 36.244°E /35.503; 36.244 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Al-Suqaylabiyah |
| Subdistrict | Shathah |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 8,076 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Shathah (Arabic:شطحة التحتا,šaṭḥat at-taḥta) is a town in northwesternSyria, administratively part of theHama Governorate, located northwest ofHama. Nearby localities includeSlinfah to the northwest,Nabl al-Khatib andFarikah to the north,al-Huwash to the northeast,Huwayjat al-Sallah to the southeast,Inab to the south andAyn al-Tineh to the west.[2]
According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shathah had a population of 8,076 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center and largest town ofShathah Subdistrict, which consisted of 12 localities with a collective population of 25,273 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlyAlawites.
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