Al-Zughbah الزغبة | |
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Village | |
  Al-Zughbah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°22′51″N36°57′31″E / 35.38083°N 36.95861°E /35.38083; 36.95861 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hamraa |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 758 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3075 |
Al-Zughbah (Arabic:الزغبة) is a village in centralSyria, administratively part of theHamraa Subdistrict of theHama District, located 40 kilometers (25 mi) east ofHama.[1] According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Zughbah had a population of 758 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantlyAlawites.[3] As of 24 February 2025, the village is uninhabited.[4]
In 2004, the Zughba Municipality was established to administer al-Zughba and the neighboring villages ofal-Hazim,Duma,al-Samaqiyah al-Qibliyah,Rabda andArfa. As of 2010, al-Zughba's working inhabitants were engaged in agriculture. The village was the largest producer of pistachios in Hama Governorate, with 8,500dunams grown with pistachio trees, as well as 3,000 dunams grown with olive groves. Other major crops in the village were wheat, barley, lentils and cumin.[1]
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