Atshan

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Atshan
عطشان
Village
Atshan is located in Syria
Atshan
Atshan
Location 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
 (2004)
 • Total
1,809
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.[1] 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.[2]

On 10 October 2015, the town was seized by the Syrian government government from opposition fighters.[3]

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.

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