Shathah ( ar, شطحة التحتا, ''šaṭḥat at-taḥta'') is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Slinfah to the northwest, Nabl al-Khatib and

Farikah Farikah ( ar, فريكة, also spelled Frikka, Freike, Freikeh or Furaykah) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located north of Hama. It is situated in the Ghab plain. Nearby localities include Shath ...

to the north, al-Huwash to the northeast,

Huwayjat al-Sallah Hawijat al-Sallah ( ar, حويجة السلة) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located north of Hama. It is situated in the Ghab plain. Nearby localities include subdistrict center Qalaat al-Madiq to t ...

to the southeast,

Inab Inab ( ar, اناب, also called Nepa) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Jalbul, Aqiba and Deir Jamal to the south, Ka ...

to the south and Ayn al-Tineh to the west.Shathat al Tahta
Mapcarta. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shathah had a population of 8,076 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center and largest town of

Shathah Subdistrict Shathah Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية شطحة) is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shathah Subdistrict had a population of 25,273 in the 2 ...

, which consisted of 12 localities with a collective population of 25,273 in 2004.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly

Alawites The Alawis, Alawites ( ar, علوية ''Alawīyah''), or pejoratively Nusayris ( ar, نصيرية ''Nuṣayrīyah'') are an ethnoreligious group that lives primarily in Levant and follows Alawism, a sect of Islam that originated from Shia Isl ...

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Alawite communities in Syria Towns in Hama Governorate Populated places in al-Suqaylabiyah District Populated places in al-Ghab Plain {{HamaSY-geo-stub