Mashik (Arabic: مشيك, also spelled Mshik, Msheek or Al-Mashik) is a Syrian village located in the Ziyarah Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mashik had a population of 311 in the 2004 census.[1]
Mashik
مشيك Mshik | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Mashik Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′43″N 36°19′56″E / 35.71194°N 36.33222°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Suqaylabiyah |
| Subdistrict | Ziyarah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 311 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | N/A |
Syrian Civil War
editThe settlement was the site of intense fighting during the Al-Ghab offensive in August of 2015. On 6 August 2024, least one civilian was killed and four others injured when a house was struck by a guided missile.[2]
References
edit- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ "Guided missile | Regime forces ki*ll and injure five civilians in Sahl Al-Ghab". SOHR. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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