Suran, Hama Governorate
Suran
صوران Ṣūrān | |
|---|---|
  Suran Location of Suran in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°17′23″N 36°44′36″E / 35.2897°N 36.7433°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Suran |
| Control |  Syrian Salvation Government |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | 29,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C3026 |
Suran (Arabic: صوران, romanized: Ṣūrān) is a Syrian city administratively belonging to the Hama Governorate. In the 2004 census, Suran had a population of 29,100.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2] Along with the inhabitants of nearby Kafr Zita, the inhabitants of Suran are descendants of the Mawali tribe.[3] The Mawali dominated the desert regions of northern Syria for centuries before being forced out to the vicinity of Hama and Aleppo in the 18th century by the Annizah, a Bedouin tribal confederation from Najd (central Arabia).[4]
Syrian Civil War
[edit]In 2024, as part of the Syrian opposition offensive and Syrian Army retreat, the town was occupied by Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). On 2 December 2024, heavy fighting occurred in the area.[5] On 3 December, HTS regained control over the city.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Suran" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 178
- ^ Comité de l'Asie française, 1933, p. 131.
- ^ Nelles Guide, 1999, p. 22.
- ^ "Amid heavy artillery fire and airstrikes | Violent battles erupt in northern and eastern Hama countryside, following attack by H-T-S and factions". SOHR. 2 December 2024.
- ^ "قصف صاروخي يستهدف مدينة محردة و10 ضربات جوية من الطيران الحربي والمروحي تستهدف حلفايا بريف حماة" (in Arabic). SOHR. 3 December 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Comité de l'Asie française (April 1933). "Notes sur la propriété foncière dans le Syrie centrale (Notes on Landownership in Central Syria)". Bulletin du Comité de l'Asie française (in French). 33 (309). Comité de l'Asie française: 130–136.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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