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Village in Hama, Syria
Atshan عطشان
Village
Atshan is located in SyriaAtshanAtshanLocation in Syria
Coordinates: 35°24′21″N 36°49′24″E / 35.40583°N 36.82333°E / 35.40583; 36.82333
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictSuran
Population
 • Total1,809
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3021

Atshan (Arabic: عطشان) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Suran Subdistrict of the Hama District, located northeast of Hama city. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Atshan had a population of 1,809 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are Sunni Muslims.

History

Atshan was sold by the prominent landowning Barazi family of Hama to a merchant from Hama, Muhammad Katkaz, in 1929. Its inhabitants were Sunni Muslim Arabs of Bedouin origin.

On 10 October 2015, the town was seized by the Syrian government government from opposition fighters.

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004".
  2. Comité de l'Asie française 1933, pp. 132–133.
  3. "Syrian forces make gains under Russian air cover". Al Jazeera. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 2024-12-15.

Bibliography

Hama Governorate
Hama District
Hama
Subdistrict
Hirbnafsah
Subdistrict
Suran
Subdistrict
Hamraa
Subdistrict
Hama Governorate within Syria
Hama Governorate
Al-Suqaylabiyah District
Al-Suqaylabiyah
Subdistrict
Shathah
Subdistrict
Tell Salhab
Subdistrict
Ziyarah
Subdistrict
Qalaat al-Madiq
Subdistrict
Masyaf District
Masyaf
Subdistrict
Awj
Subdistrict
Ayn Halaqim
Subdistrict
Jubb Ramlah
Subdistrict
Wadi al-Uyun
Subdistrict
Mahardah District
Mahardah
Subdistrict
Kafr Zita
Subdistrict
Karnaz
Subdistrict
Salamiyah District
Salamiyah
Subdistrict
Barri
Subdistrict
Sabburah
Subdistrict
Uqayribat
Subdistrict
Saan
Subdistrict
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