Shihat Hama الشيحة Shiha | |
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Village | |
  Shihat Hama Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°9′18″N36°41′4″E / 35.15500°N 36.68444°E /35.15500; 36.68444 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hama |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 3,985 |
Shihat Hama (Arabic:الشيحة,romanized: al-Shīḥā, also spelledShiha oral-Shyha) is a village in northwesternSyria, administratively part of theHama Governorate, located just west ofHama. Nearby localities includeQamhana to the northeast,Khitab to the north,Kafr al-Tun to the west andTayzin to the south. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shihat Hama had a population of 3,985 in the 2004 census.[2]
In 1818, duringOttoman rule (1517–1918), al-Shiha consisted of 18feddans and paid 1,980qirsh in taxes.[3] In 1838, al-Shiha was recorded as aSunni Muslim village.[4]
In the late 19th century or early 20th century, the inhabitants of the village gradually sold off nearly all of their lands to the prominent landowning Barazi family ofHama city. Its inhabitants were Sunni Muslim Arabs.[5] In the 1960s, it was noted that Shihat Hama contained several domed huts.[6]
The village is administered by a municipality established in 1989. Other localities included in the municipality areMaar Daftein, al-Qadiriyah and Mazraat al-Safa.[7]
