Mahrusah

Village in Hama, Syria
Mahrusah
محروسة
Mahrousa
Village
35°09′42″N 36°24′18″E / 35.161740°N 36.405087°E / 35.161740; 36.405087
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictMasyaf
SubdistrictJubb Ramlah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total6,579
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mahrusah (Arabic: محروسة, also spelled Mahrousa) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include Jubb Ramlah to the north, Hanjur and Asilah to the northeast, Maarin to the east, Deir al-Salib to the southeast, Rabu to the south, Masyaf to the southwest and Deir Mama and al-Laqbah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Mahrusah had a population of 6,579 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality in the Jubb Ramlah subdistrict which consisted of 20 localities with a collective population of 39,814 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References

  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Analysis: Inside the anti-uprising movement in Syria Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine. IRIN News. 2012-02-23.
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