Tamana al-Ghab

Village in Hama, Syria
Tamana al-Ghab
تمانعة الغاب
Tamaanat al-Ghab
Village
35°32′6″N 36°19′3″E / 35.53500°N 36.31750°E / 35.53500; 36.31750
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictAl-Suqaylabiyah
SubdistrictQalaat al-Madiq
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total2,696

Tamana al-Ghab (Arabic: تمانعة الغاب, also spelled Tamaanat al-Ghab) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. It is situated in the al-Ghab plain, east of the Orontes River. It is abutted by al-Ramlah to the north and Rasif to the south with other nearby localities including center Hurriya to the southeast, al-Huwash to the east, al-Amqiyah al-Tahta to the northeast, al-Ziyarah to the north, Nabl al-Khatib to the west and Shathah to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tamana al-Ghab had a population of 2,696 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

According to residents of Tamana al-Ghab, the village has been mostly abandoned in the summer of 2012 after an attack that left 78 killed. According to the survivors the killing were carried out by the shabiha, a pro-government militia taking part in the ongoing Syrian Civil War.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004[permanent dead link]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Holliday, Joseph. The Assad Regime: From Counterinsurgency to Civil War. Middle East Security Report 8. Institute for the Study of War. March 2013.
  3. ^ Enders, David. Since Qubeir killings, Syrians fear rising violence between Sunnis, Alawites Archived 2013-06-03 at the Wayback Machine. McClatchy Newspapers. 2012-06-13.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Hama
Subdistrict
Hirbnafsah
Subdistrict
Suran
Subdistrict
Hamraa
Subdistrict
Hama Governorate within Syria
Hama Governorate
Al-Suqaylabiyah
Subdistrict
Shathah
Subdistrict
Tell Salhab
Subdistrict
Ziyarah
Subdistrict
Qalaat al-Madiq
Subdistrict
Masyaf
Subdistrict
Awj
Subdistrict
Ayn Halaqim
Subdistrict
Jubb Ramlah
Subdistrict
Wadi al-Uyun
Subdistrict
Mahardah
Subdistrict
Kafr Zita
Subdistrict
Karnaz
Subdistrict
Salamiyah
Subdistrict
Barri
Subdistrict
Sabburah
Subdistrict
Uqayribat
Subdistrict
Saan
Subdistrict