Farikah
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Farikah فريكة Furaykah |
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Village | |
Location in Syria | |
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Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Hama |
District | Al-Suqaylabiyah |
Subdistrict | Shathah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,497 |
Farikah (Arabic: فريكة, also spelled Frikka, Freikeh or Furaykah) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located north of Hama. It is situated in the Ghab plain. Nearby localities include Shathah and Nabl al-Khatib to the south, al-Amqiyah Tahta and al-Ankawi to the east, al-Ziyarah to the northeast and Sirmaniyah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Farikah had a population of 2,497 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
Government forces and rebels contested Farikah throughout July 2015.[3]
References
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- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (Arabic)
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- ↑ http://www.albawaba.com/loop/syrian-rebels-took-last-idlib-province-government-forces-today-heres-how-it-happened-724288