Ithriya

Ithriya (Arabic: أثريا) is a Syrian village located in Al-Saan Nahiyah in Salamiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ithriya had a population of 2118 in the 2004 census.[1]

Situation of land access in Northern Central Syria during Syrian Civil War in early 2017.
Ithriya

أثريا
Village
Ithriya
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35.3692°N 37.7859°E / 35.3692; 37.7859
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictSalamiyah District
SubdistrictAl-Saan Nahiyah
Population
 (2004)
  Total2,118
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3273

History

During the Syrian Civil War, Ithriyah became a strategically important point. It lays on the last highway under government control connecting the city of Aleppo to Khanasir and the Salamiyah region. In the Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016) and Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016), the town was used as a launching point for offensives against IS.

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References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.


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