Deir Shmaeil دير شميَل Deir el-Shemil | |
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Village | |
  Deir Shmaeil Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°12′38″N36°20′35″E / 35.21056°N 36.34306°E /35.21056; 36.34306 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Masyaf |
| Subdistrict | Jubb Ramlah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 4,537 |
Deir Shamil (Arabic:دير شميل, also spelledDeir el-Shemil) is a village in northwesternSyria, administratively part of theHama Governorate, located west ofHama. Nearby localities includeNahr al-Bared to the north,Tell Salhab to the northeast,Jubb Ramlah to the east,al-Laqbah andDeir Mama to the south andDaliyah to the west. According to theCentral Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Shamil had a population of 4,537 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlyAlawites.[2]
In the early 1960s it was described as a large village of 600 inhabitants. It contained the remains of anOttoman-eraseraglio.[2]
On 23 June 2023, a woman was killed and a number of others were killed after a drone attack on the regime held village by opposition factions.[3]
