Maar Shamshah ( ar, معر شمشه, also spelled Maarshmisha) is a village administratively belonging to the
Idlib Governorate in northwestern
Syria. Nearby localities include the ''
mantiqah
Minṭaqah ( ; plural ''manāṭiq'' ) is a first-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia and Chad and for a second-level administrative division in several other Arab countries. It is often translated as ''region'' or ''district'', but th ...
'' ("district") center of
Maarrat al-Nu'man
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to the west,
Maar Shurin to the north,
Talmenes to the east,
Maar Shamrin and
Deir Sharqi
Deir Sharqi ( ar, دير شرقي, also spelled Dayr al-Sharqi), historically called Dayr al-Naqira or Dayr Sim'an, is a village administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. Nearby localities include the '' mantiqah'' ...
to the southeast and
Deir Gharbi to the south. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Maar Shamshah had a population of 3,268 in the 2004 census.
During the ongoing
Syrian Civil War between the government of
Bashar al-Assad and opposition activists and rebels, Maar Shamshah has been described as a "pro-rebel" village by the
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an activist organization. The Observatory reported that the village was bombarded by the
Syrian Army on 31 October 2012. The Observatory later reported that Maar Shamshah was shelled by the
Syrian Army on 11 November.
Israeli army fires 'warning shots' at Syria
'' Al Jazeera English''. 2012-11-11.
References
{{Idlib Governorate, Maarrat al-Nu'man
Populated places in Maarat al-Numan District