Maradash (Arabic: مرداش, also spelled Mirdash) is a Syrian village located in Shathah Subdistrict in Al-Suqaylabiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maradesh had a population of 1899 in the 2004 census.[1] It had a population of 600 in the early 1960s. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
Maradash
مرداش Mirdash | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 35°27′N 36°15′E / 35.450°N 36.250°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Hama |
District | Al-Suqaylabiyah District |
Subdistrict | Shathah Subdistrict |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,899 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
City Qrya Pcode | C3181 |
References
edit- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Boulanger, 1966, p. 451.
Bibliography
edit- Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.