Salamiyah ( ') is a

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(

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) administratively belonging to

Hama Governorate Hama Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥamā'') is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is situated in western-central Syria, bordering Idlib Governorate, Idlib and Aleppo Governorates to the north, Raqqa Gove ...

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. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 187,123. Its

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is the city of

Salamiyah file:Hama qalat shmemis salamiyyah syria 1995.jpg, A full view of Shmemis (spring 1995) Salamiyah (; also transliterated ''Salamiyya'', ''Salamieh'' or ''Salamya'') is a city in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate. It is ...

Sub-districts

The district of Salamiyah is divided into five sub-districts or Nāḥiyas (population according to 2004 official census): *

Salamiyah Subdistrict Salamiyah Subdistrict () is a Syrian nahiyah (subdistrict) located in Salamiyah District in Hama Governorate, Hama. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria), Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Salamiyah Subdistrict had a popul ...

(ناحية سَلَمْيَة): population 115,300. *

Barri Sharqi Subdistrict Barri Sharqi Subdistrict () is a Syrian nahiyah (Subdistrict) located in Salamiyah District in Hama Hama ( ', ) is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located north of Damascus and north of Homs. It is the ...

(ناحية بري الشرقي): population 13,767. *

Al-Saan Subdistrict Al-Saan Subdistrict () is a Syrian nahiyah (subdistrict) located in Salamiyah District in Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Saan Subdistrict had a population of 14,366 in the 2004 census. References Saan ...

(ناحية السعن): population 14,366. *

Sabburah Subdistrict Sabburah () is a Syrian nahiyah (subdistrict) located in Salamiyah District in Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sabburah Subdistrict had a population of 21900 in the 2004 census. The district is predominantly inha ...

(ناحية صبورة): population 21,900. *

Uqayribat Subdistrict Uqayribat Subdistrict () is a Syrian nahiyah (subdistrict) located in Salamiyah District in Hama Hama ( ', ) is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located north of Damascus and north of Homs. It is the pro ...

(ناحية عقيربات): population 21,004.

References

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