Ayyo أيو | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ayyo Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°01′58″N36°44′05″E / 35.032737°N 36.734591°E /35.032737; 36.734591 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hama |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,980 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ayyo (Arabic:أيو) is a village in centralSyria, administratively part of theHama Governorate, located south ofHama. It is neighbored byKafr Buhum to the northwest,al-Khalidiyah to the north,Maarin al-Jabal to the northeast,Besirin to the south andSasikun to the southwest. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ayyo had a population of 1,980 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlyChristians.
In an 1828Ottoman tax register, Ayyu was listed as a relatively small grain-growing village of 6feddans and paying 660qirsh in taxes.[2] In 1838, it was recorded as aGreek Orthodox Christian village (though the authors spelled it 'Abbu').[3]
