Atshan عطشان | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Atshan Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°24′21″N36°49′24″E / 35.40583°N 36.82333°E /35.40583; 36.82333 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Suran |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,809 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3021 |
Atshan (Arabic:عطشان) is a village in centralSyria, administratively part of theSuran Subdistrict of theHama District, located northeast ofHama city. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Atshan had a population of 1,809 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants areSunni Muslims.
Atshan was sold by the prominent landowning Barazi family ofHama to a merchant from Hama, Muhammad Katkaz, in 1929. Its inhabitants wereSunni MuslimArabs ofBedouin origin.[2]
On 10 October 2015, the town was seized by theSyrian government government from opposition fighters.[3]
Since the end of theSyrian Civil War, at least 357IDPs have returned to Atshan, most of whom had been living in the Atmeh Camp, located inAtmeh, Idlib.[4]
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