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Shihat Hama

Shihat Hama

Village in Hama, Syria

Shihat Hama (Arabic: الشيحة, also spelled Shiha or al-Shyha) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located just west of Hama. Nearby localities include Qamhana to the northeast, Khitab to the north, Kafr al-Tun to the west and Tayzin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shihat Hama had a population of 3,985 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims[3] In the 1960s, it was noted that Shihat Hama contained several domed huts.[4] The village is administered by a municipality established in 1989. Other localities included in the municipality are Maar Daftein, al-Qadiriyah and Mazraat al-Safa.[5]

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  1. [1]
    "syr pop 2004 sycensus" (in Arabic and English).
  2. [2]
    General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  3. [3]
    Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179
  4. [4]
    Boulanger, 1966, p. 369.
  5. [5]
    Shiha Municipality Hama - Ministry of Local Administration. 2010-12-29.

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