Ma'arzaf معرزاف | |
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Village | |
  Ma'arzaf Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°12′19″N36°33′22″E / 35.20528°N 36.55611°E /35.20528; 36.55611 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Mahardah |
| Subdistrict | Mahardah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,175 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ma'arzaf orMa'rzaf (Arabic:معرزاف) is a village in northernSyria, administratively part of theHama Governorate, located northwest ofHama. Nearby localities includeAsilah to the west,Mahardah to the north,Khitab to the east andUmm al-Tuyur to the south. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, Maarzaf had a population of 3,175 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlySunni Muslims.[2] Ma'arzaf contains the hamlet ofal-Qubair, which came to global attention in 2012 as the site of theal-Qubair massacre.[3]
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