Al-Khandaq al-Gharbi
Al-Khandaq al-Gharbi
الخندق الغربي | |
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Village | |
  Al-Khandaq al-Gharbi Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°24′46″N 36°18′26″E / 35.41278°N 36.30722°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Suqaylabiyah |
| Subdistrict | Suqaylabiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,456 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3129 |
Al-Khandaq al-Gharbi (Arabic: الخندق الغربي al-khandaq al-gharbī) is a Syrian village located in the Suqaylabiyah Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the village had a population of 1,456 in the 2004 census.[1]
On 29 September 2025, bushes around the shrine of Sheikh Mohammed Al-Ajami in the village were set on fire, causing damage to the area surrounding it. Locals accused outside sectarian militias under the protection of the Syrian regime of being behind the action.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ في عمل استفزازي.. مجهولون يحرقون محيط مقام ديني في سهل الغاب [Provocative action... Unidentified individuals set fire around religious shrine in Sahl Al-Ghab]. SOHR (in Arabic). 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Unknown individuals set fire around religious Shrine in Hamas's al-Ghab Plain". Hawar News Agency. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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