| Shathah | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Official Name: | Shathah al-Tahta |
| Native Name: | شطحة |
| Pushpin Map: | Syria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Coordinates: | 35.503°N 36.244°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hama |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Al-Suqaylabiyah |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shathah |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Population Total: | 8076 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Shathah (Arabic: 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 to the north, al-Huwash to the northeast, Huwayjat al-Sallah to the southeast, Inab to the south and Ayn al-Tineh to the west.[1]
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, which consisted of 12 localities with a collective population of 25,273 in 2004.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.