Al-Hamraa Explained

Official Name:Al-Hamraa
Native Name:الحمراء
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:35.3156°N 37.0872°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Hama
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hama
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:al-Hamraa
Population Total:1,783
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto

Al-Hamraa (Arabic: الحمراء, also spelled al-Hamra) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northeast of Hama. Nearby localities include Jubb al-Othman to the northeast, Abu al-Thuhur to the north, Fan al-Shamali to the west, Maar Shahhur to the southwest, Salamiyah to the south and Sabburah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Hamraa had a population of 1,783 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative centre and second-largest locality of the al-Hamraa nahiyah ("subdistrict"), which consisted of 44 localities with a collective population of 32,604 in 2004.[1]

In 1838 al-Hamraa was classified as a khirba ("temporal village") in the District of Salamiyah.[2] It is situated near the Qasr ibn Wardan palace.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925224754/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-4-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. [Eli Smith|Smith]