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.ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Abu Qubays</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native">أبو قبيس</div><div class="nickname ib-settlement-other-name"><span style="position: relative; top: 0.2em;">Qal'at Abu Qobeis</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category">Village</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Abu_Qubeis2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Skyline of Abu Qubays fortress, 2004"><img alt="Skyline of Abu Qubays fortress, 2004" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Abu_Qubeis2.jpg/250px-Abu_Qubeis2.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Abu_Qubeis2.jpg/375px-Abu_Qubeis2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Abu_Qubeis2.jpg/500px-Abu_Qubeis2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Skyline of Abu Qubays fortress, 2004</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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style="width:6em;top:4px;left:-3em"><div>Abu Qubays</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Syria</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Abu_Qubays,_Syria&params=35_14_10_N_36_18_52_E_region:SY_type:city(758)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°14′10″N</span> <span 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class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_Syria" title="Governorates of Syria">Governorate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hama_Governorate" title="Hama Governorate">Hama</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Syria" title="Districts of Syria">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Al-Suqaylabiyah_District" title="Al-Suqaylabiyah District">Al-Suqaylabiyah</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Nahiyah" title="Nahiyah">Subdistrict</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tell_Salhab" title="Tell Salhab">Tell Salhab</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2004)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">758</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Abu Qubays</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">أبو قبيس</span> also spelled <i>Abu Qobeis</i>, <i>Abu Qubais</i> or <i>Bu Kubais</i>; also known as <b>Qartal</b>) is a former medieval castle and currently an inhabited village in northwestern <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>, administratively part of the <a href="/wiki/Hama_Governorate" title="Hama Governorate">Hama Governorate</a>, located northwest of <a href="/wiki/Hama" title="Hama">Hama</a>. It is situated in the <a href="/wiki/Al-Ghab_plain" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Ghab plain">al-Ghab plain</a>, west of the <a href="/wiki/Orontes_River" title="Orontes River">Orontes River</a>. Nearby localities include <a href="/wiki/Daliyah" title="Daliyah">Daliyah</a> 21 kilometers to the west,<sup id="cite_ref-Lee137_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lee137-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Al-Laqbah" title="Al-Laqbah">al-Laqbah</a> to the south, <a href="/wiki/Deir_Shamil" title="Deir Shamil">Deir Shamil</a> to the southeast, <a href="/wiki/Tell_Salhab" title="Tell Salhab">Tell Salhab</a> to the northeast and <a href="/wiki/Nahr_al-Bared,_Syria" title="Nahr al-Bared, Syria">Nahr al-Bared</a> further northeast. According to the <a href="/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Statistics_(Syria)" title="Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)">Syria Central Bureau of Statistics</a> (CBS), Abu Qubays had a population of 758 in the 2004 census.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its inhabitants are predominantly <a href="/wiki/Alawites" title="Alawites">Alawites</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Moosa275_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moosa275-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Douwes_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Douwes-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abu_Qubays,_Syria&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medieval_era">Medieval era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abu_Qubays,_Syria&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Medieval era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Abu Qubays was originally built by the Arabs during the <a href="/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate" title="Abbasid Caliphate">Abbasid</a> era and was further strengthened by the Byzantines in the late 10th century. The castle was round, relatively small and overlooks the <a href="/wiki/Orontes_River" title="Orontes River">Orontes River</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Willey240_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willey240-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During a second campaign against Muslim-held Syria by Byzantine emperor <a href="/wiki/Basil_II" title="Basil II">Basil II</a>, Abu Qubays was burned along with a number of other fortresses in the province of Homs.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the Crusader conquest of the coastal <a href="/wiki/Levant" title="Levant">Levant</a> in 1099, the <a href="/wiki/Fatimid_Caliphate" title="Fatimid Caliphate">Fatimid</a> commander <a href="/wiki/Iftikhar_ad-Daula" class="mw-redirect" title="Iftikhar ad-Daula">Iftikhar ad-Daula</a> left his post in <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a> and moved to Abu Qubays of which he became lord,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with the castles of <a href="/wiki/Al-Qadmus" title="Al-Qadmus">al-Qadmus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Al-Kahf_Castle" title="Al-Kahf Castle">al-Kahf</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rulers of Abu Qubays, namely Iftikhar and his family, maintained a high income and social stature similar to the lords from the <a href="/wiki/Banu_Munqidh" title="Banu Munqidh">Banu Munqidh</a> family of the <a href="/wiki/Shaizar" title="Shaizar">Shaizar</a> fortress to the south.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Ismailism" title="Ismailism">Isma'ilis</a> (known as the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Assassins" title="Order of Assassins">Assassins</a>) purchased Abu Qubays,<sup id="cite_ref-Willey240_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willey240-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as al-Qadmus and al-Kahf,<sup id="cite_ref-Willey240_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willey240-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from the Arab chieftain Sayf al-Mulk Ibn Amrun in the 1130s or 1140s.<sup id="cite_ref-Willey240_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Willey240-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Crusaders referred to it as <i>Bokabeis</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Isma'ilis of Abu Qubays paid a yearly tribute to the <a href="/wiki/Knights_Hospitaller" title="Knights Hospitaller">Knights Hospitallers</a> of <a href="/wiki/Margat" title="Margat">Margat</a> (Qal'at Marqab in Arabic),<sup id="cite_ref-Lee137_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lee137-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a prominent Catholic military order, consisting of 800 gold pieces and a fixed number of bushels of barley and wheat.<sup id="cite_ref-Lee137_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lee137-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Boulanger451_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boulanger451-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nasih al-Din Khumartekin, a member of the Banu al-Daya nobility and lord of Abu Qubays—which was no longer under Isma'ili control—alerted <a href="/wiki/Ayyubid_dynasty" title="Ayyubid dynasty">Ayyubid</a> sultan <a href="/wiki/Saladin" title="Saladin">Saladin</a> of an assassination attempt against him by the Isma'ilis during the unsuccessful siege against <a href="/wiki/Zengid_dynasty" title="Zengid dynasty">Zengid</a>-held <a href="/wiki/Aleppo" title="Aleppo">Aleppo</a> on 11 May 1175. Khumartekin, who was in Saladin's camp, was killed by the group of Assassins after questioning them as they approached the camp. Saladin managed to avoid being harmed when they rushed towards him afterward and the attackers were slain by Saladin's guards.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1176 Sabiq al-Din was allotted Abu Qubays and Shaizar by Saladin after the latter freed him from Zengid imprisonment in Aleppo for opposing the ascension of <a href="/wiki/As-Salih_Ismail_al-Malik" title="As-Salih Ismail al-Malik">al-Salih Isma'il al-Malik</a> as ruler of that city.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1182, Mankarus, a son of Khumartekin, was lord of Abu Qubays and served as the commander of Saladin's troops in <a href="/wiki/Hama" title="Hama">Hama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Abu_Qubeis1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Abu_Qubeis1.jpg/220px-Abu_Qubeis1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Abu_Qubeis1.jpg/330px-Abu_Qubeis1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Abu_Qubeis1.jpg/440px-Abu_Qubeis1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></a><figcaption>Interior area of the fortress, 2004</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1222 the Shia Yemeni lord of <a href="/wiki/Sinjar" title="Sinjar">Sinjar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al-Makzun_al-Sinjari" title="Al-Makzun al-Sinjari">al-Makzun al-Sinjari</a>, led a force of roughly 50,000 fighters to support the <a href="/wiki/Alawites" title="Alawites">Alawites</a> of the coastal region against their Kurdish rivals after the latter had killed several Alawites celebrating <a href="/wiki/Nowruz" title="Nowruz">Nowruz</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Citadel_of_Salah_Ed-Din" class="mw-redirect" title="Citadel of Salah Ed-Din">Sahyun Fortress</a>. One of the fortresses he captured during the ensuing conquest was Abu Qubays.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1233 <a href="/wiki/Al-Aziz_Muhammad" title="Al-Aziz Muhammad">al-Aziz Muhammad</a>, the Ayyubid ruler of Aleppo and successor of <a href="/wiki/Az-Zahir_Ghazi" class="mw-redirect" title="Az-Zahir Ghazi">az-Zahir Ghazi</a>, ended the semi-autonomous rule of the Banu al-Daya who had since repossessed the fortress, forcing their lord Shihab al-Din ibn al-Daya to relinquish both Abu Qubays and Shaizar after the latter slighted al-Aziz by not adequately abiding a request for supplies. He was allowed to keep his properties Aleppo in return for not putting up resistance to the Ayyubid army.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Damascus-born Arab geographer <a href="/wiki/Shams_al-Din_al-Ansari_al-Dimashqi" class="mw-redirect" title="Shams al-Din al-Ansari al-Dimashqi">al-Dimashqi</a> noted in 1300, during <a href="/wiki/Bahri_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahri dynasty">Mamluk</a> rule, that Abu Qubays was one of several fortresses held by the Ismailis and that it was part of the Province of <a href="/wiki/Tripoli,_Lebanon" title="Tripoli, Lebanon">Tripoli</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ottoman_era">Ottoman era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abu_Qubays,_Syria&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ottoman era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Abu_Qubeis3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Abu_Qubeis3.jpg/250px-Abu_Qubeis3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Abu_Qubeis3.jpg/330px-Abu_Qubeis3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Abu_Qubeis3.jpg/500px-Abu_Qubeis3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></a><figcaption>Exterior defensive wall of the fortress, 2004</figcaption></figure> <p>The Levant was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1516 after Sultan <a href="/wiki/Selim_I" title="Selim I">Selim I</a>'s forces decisively defeated the <a href="/wiki/Mamluk_Sultanate_(Cairo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)">Mamluk Sultanate</a> at <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Marj_Dabiq" title="Battle of Marj Dabiq">Marj Dabiq</a>. After entering Aleppo, Sultan Selim waged a military campaign against the <a href="/wiki/Alawite" class="mw-redirect" title="Alawite">Alawites</a>, summoning and executing 9,400 Alawite leaders and driving out the Alawite population from the coastal cities of <a href="/wiki/Latakia" title="Latakia">Latakia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jableh" title="Jableh">Jableh</a>. Unable to subdue the Alawites in the <a href="/wiki/An-Nusayriyah_Mountains" class="mw-redirect" title="An-Nusayriyah Mountains">an-Nusayriyah Mountains</a>, their heartland, he dispatched thousands of <a href="/wiki/Turkic_peoples" title="Turkic peoples">Turkic tribes</a> from <a href="/wiki/Anatolia" title="Anatolia">Anatolia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greater_Khorasan" title="Greater Khorasan">Khurasan</a> to the settle the region, establishing some of them in several of the mountainous area's most strategic fortresses, including in Abu Qubays, which was referred to as <i>Qartal</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Moosa275_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moosa275-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Selim's strategy ultimately failed in the long-term as many of these tribes, particularly the Shia Muslim Turks of Khurasan, assimilated with the Alawite population. The Turks who originally resided in Abu Qubays, and who are Alawites in the present day, later became known as "Qaratila," deriving their name from "Qartal."<sup id="cite_ref-Moosa275_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moosa275-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1785 Abu Qubays's inhabitants were unable to pay their land tax and as a result, sold one-third of their farmland to a <a href="/wiki/Arab_Christians" title="Arab Christians">Christian</a> moneylender based in Hama, meeting the amount owed to the state treasury.<sup id="cite_ref-Douwes_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Douwes-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Architecture">Architecture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abu_Qubays,_Syria&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The castle at Abu Qubays is currently in a ruinous state, but most of its remains strongly indicate the architectural features typical of <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Assassins#Fortresses_in_Syria" title="Order of Assassins">Isma'ili fortresses</a>, namely small-sized and irregular masonry. It is circular in shape and consists of an exterior defensive wall with five towers, a small <a href="/wiki/Keep" title="Keep">keep</a> for provisions and residence and numerous subterranean storage chambers. The interior storage area is made up of a number rooms, a vaulted chamber and the ruins of a tower. The castle itself, situated on an eastern slope of the an-Nusayriyah Mountains, is surrounded by olive trees and overlooks the <a href="/wiki/Al-Ghab_plain" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Ghab plain">al-Ghab plain</a> below.<sup id="cite_ref-Lee137_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lee137-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abu_Qubays,_Syria&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Lee137-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Lee137_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lee137_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lee137_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lee137_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Lee, p. 137.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CBS-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CBS_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130113074339/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-6-2004.htm">General Census of Population and Housing 2004</a>. <a href="/wiki/Central_Bureau_of_Statistics_(Syria)" title="Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)">Syria Central Bureau of Statistics</a> (CBS). Hama Governorate. <span class="languageicon">(in Arabic)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Moosa275-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Moosa275_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Moosa275_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Moosa275_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Moosa, 1987, p. 275.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Douwes-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Douwes_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Douwes_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Douwes, 2000, p. 185.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Willey240-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Willey240_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Willey240_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Willey240_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Willey240_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Willey, p. 240.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bury, 1926, vol. 5, p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/cambridgemedieva05buryuoft/page/252/mode/1up">252</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Nicolle, p. 91.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Nicolle, p. 19.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tonghini, p. 17.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Winter 2016, p. 35.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ball, 2007, p. 120.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Boulanger451-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Boulanger451_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Boulanger, 1966, p. 451.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Nicolle, 2011, p. 20</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Lyons, p. 87.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tonghini, p. 21.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Lyons, p. 195.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a 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BRILL. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-9004217362" title="Special:BookSources/978-9004217362"><bdi>978-9004217362</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Shayzar+I%3A+The+Fortification+of+the+Citadel&rft.pub=BRILL&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-9004217362&rft.aulast=Tonghini&rft.aufirst=Cristina&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DwmKb-8qmxSkC%26q%3DAbu%2BQubays%2BSyria&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAbu+Qubays%2C+Syria" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFWilleyInstitute_of_Ismaili_Studies2005" class="citation book cs1">Willey, Peter; Institute of Ismaili Studies (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=RTyTn4ErwRIC&q=castles+syria"><i>Eagle's nest: Ismaili castles in Iran and Syria</i></a>. 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<li><a href="/wiki/Jarjisa" title="Jarjisa">Jarjisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jibrin" title="Jibrin">Jibrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jinan,_Hama" class="mw-redirect" title="Jinan, Hama">Jinan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jumaqliyah" title="Jumaqliyah">Jumaqliyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juziyah" title="Juziyah">Juziyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kafraa" title="Kafraa">Kafraa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kafr_Amim" title="Kafr Amim">Kafr Amim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kafr_Buhum" title="Kafr Buhum">Kafr Buhum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kafr_al-Tun" title="Kafr al-Tun">Kafr al-Tun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kassun_al-Jabal" title="Kassun al-Jabal">Kassun al-Jabal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Khula" title="Al-Khula">al-Khula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Khalidiyah,_Syria" title="Al-Khalidiyah, Syria">al-Khalidiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khitab" title="Khitab">Khitab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maar_Daftein" title="Maar Daftein">Maar Daftein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maarin_al-Jabal" title="Maarin al-Jabal">Maarin al-Jabal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maar_Shuhur" title="Maar Shuhur">Maar Shuhur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Mubattan" title="Al-Mubattan">al-Mubattan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madbaa" title="Madbaa">Madbaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maqtaa_al-Hajar" title="Maqtaa al-Hajar">Maqtaa al-Hajar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matnin" title="Matnin">Matnin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mubarakat" title="Mubarakat">Mubarakat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muraywid" title="Muraywid">Muraywid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Narjis" title="Al-Narjis">al-Narjis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Nazaza" title="Al-Nazaza">al-Nazaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qamhana" title="Qamhana">Qamhana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qubaybat_al-Assi" title="Qubaybat al-Assi">Qubaybat al-Assi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Rabiaa" title="Al-Rabiaa">al-Rabiaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raabun" title="Raabun">Raabun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Ruqaita" title="Al-Ruqaita">al-Ruqaita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safinah" title="Safinah">Safinah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samrah" title="Samrah">Samrah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sawa,_Hama" title="Sawa, Hama">Sawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shihat_Hama" title="Shihat Hama">Shihat Hama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiraaya" title="Shiraaya">Shiraaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surayhin" title="Surayhin">Surayhin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suwak_al-Shamali" title="Suwak al-Shamali">Suwak al-Shamali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Suwayda_al-Gharbiyah" title="Al-Suwayda al-Gharbiyah">al-Suwayda al-Gharbiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Suwayda_al-Sharqiyah" title="Al-Suwayda al-Sharqiyah">al-Suwayda al-Sharqiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taqsis" title="Taqsis">Taqsis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tayzin" title="Tayzin">Tayzin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tishrin,_Hama" title="Tishrin, Hama">Tishrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuwaym" title="Tuwaym">Tuwaym</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_al-Nahr" title="Tell al-Nahr">Tell al-Nahr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Qartal" title="Tell Qartal">Tell Qartal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umm_al-Amad,_Hama" title="Umm al-Amad, Hama">Umm al-Amad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umm_al-Tuyour,_Hama_Governorate" title="Umm al-Tuyour, Hama Governorate">Umm al-Tuyour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zabada" title="Zabada">Zabada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zor_Abu_Dardah" title="Zor Abu Dardah">Zor Abu Dardah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zor_al-Sarmiyah" title="Zor al-Sarmiyah">Zor al-Sarmiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zor_Taqsis" title="Zor Taqsis">Zor Taqsis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-center: 108px">Hirbnafsah<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Hirbnafsah" title="Hirbnafsah">Hirbnafsah</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aqrab" title="Aqrab">Aqrab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akrad_Ibrahim" title="Akrad Ibrahim">Akrad Ibrahim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baja,_Hama" title="Baja, Hama">Baja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birin" title="Birin">Birin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bisin,_Syria" title="Bisin, Syria">Bisin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Biyah" title="Al-Biyah">al-Biyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulous" title="Bulous">Bulous</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deir_al-Fardis" title="Deir al-Fardis">Deir al-Fardis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Humayri" title="Al-Humayri">al-Humayri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jidrin" title="Jidrin">Jidrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Jafiah" title="Al-Jafiah">al-Jafiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kafr_Qadah" title="Kafr Qadah">Kafr Qadah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khirbet_Aref" title="Khirbet Aref">Khirbet Aref</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khirbet_al-Jami" title="Khirbet al-Jami">Khirbet al-Jami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khirbet_al-Qasr" title="Khirbet al-Qasr">Khirbet al-Qasr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Muah" title="Al-Muah">al-Muah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musa_al-Houla" class="mw-redirect" title="Musa al-Houla">Musa al-Houla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qufaylun" title="Qufaylun">Qufaylun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Rawda,_Hama" title="Al-Rawda, Hama">al-Rawda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumaah" title="Sumaah">Suma'ah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talaf" title="Talaf">Talaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Tulaysiyah_al-Janubiyah" title="Al-Tulaysiyah al-Janubiyah">al-Tulaysiyah al-Janubiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toumin" title="Toumin">Toumin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zara%27a,_Hama" title="Zara'a, Hama">Zara'a</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-center: 108px">Suran<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Suran,_Hama_Governorate" title="Suran, Hama Governorate">Suran</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atshan" title="Atshan">Atshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buwaydah,_Suran" title="Buwaydah, Suran">Buwaydah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fan_Shamali" title="Fan Shamali">Fan Shamali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Junaynah" title="Al-Junaynah">al-Junaynah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawkab,_Hama" title="Kawkab, Hama">Kawkab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khafsin" title="Khafsin">Khafsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khirbet_al-Hajama" title="Khirbet al-Hajama">Khirbet al-Hajama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lahaya" title="Lahaya">Lahaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maardis" title="Maardis">Maardis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maarkaba" title="Maarkaba">Maarkaba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ma%27an,_Syria" title="Ma'an, Syria">Ma'an</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masasneh" title="Masasneh">Masasneh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murak,_Syria" class="mw-redirect" title="Murak, Syria">Murak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qasr_Abu_Samrah" title="Qasr Abu Samrah">Qasr Abu Samrah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qasr_al-Makhram" class="mw-redirect" title="Qasr al-Makhram">Qasr al-Makhram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qubaybat_Abu_al-Huda" title="Qubaybat Abu al-Huda">Qubaybat Abu al-Huda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shatheh" class="mw-redirect" title="Shatheh">Shatheh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taybat_al-Imam" title="Taybat al-Imam">Taybat al-Imam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taybat_al-Ism" title="Taybat al-Ism">Taybat al-Ism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Tulaysiyah" title="Al-Tulaysiyah">al-Tulaysiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umm_Haratayn,_Hama" title="Umm Haratayn, Hama">Umm Haratayn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zor_Abu_Zayd" title="Zor Abu Zayd">Zor Abu Zayd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zor_al-Haysa_al-Sharqiyah" title="Zor al-Haysa al-Sharqiyah">Zor al-Haysa al-Sharqiyah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-center: 108px">Hamraa<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Al-Hamraa" title="Al-Hamraa">Al-Hamraa</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Ajwa" title="Abu Ajwa">Abu Ajwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alala,_Hama" class="mw-redirect" title="Alala, Hama">al-Ala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Anz" title="Al-Anz">al-Anz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arfa" title="Arfa">Arfa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aziziyah,_Hama" title="Aziziyah, Hama">Aziziyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baroudiyah" title="Baroudiyah">Baroudiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayud" title="Bayud">Bayud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dali,_Syria" title="Dali, Syria">Dali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duma,_Hama" title="Duma, Hama">Duma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayda" title="Fayda">Fayda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halabiyah" title="Halabiyah">Halabiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huways_Ibn_Hadib" title="Huways Ibn Hadib">Huways Ibn Hadib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haymaniyah" title="Haymaniyah">Haymaniyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Hazim" title="Al-Hazim">al-Hazim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janat_al-Sawarnah" title="Janat al-Sawarnah">Janat al-Sawarnah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jubb_al-Uthman" title="Jubb al-Uthman">Jubb al-Uthman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jubb_al-Safa,_Hama" title="Jubb al-Safa, Hama">Jubb al-Safa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junaynah" title="Junaynah">Junaynah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jadduah_Shamaliyah" title="Jadduah Shamaliyah">Jadduah Shamaliyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kharsan" title="Kharsan">Kharsan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maaloula,_Hama" title="Maaloula, Hama">Maaloula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muwaylah_al-Sirwana" title="Muwaylah al-Sirwana">Muwaylah al-Sirwana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maar_Shamali" title="Maar Shamali">Maar Shamali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qanater,_Hama_Governorate" title="Qanater, Hama Governorate">Qanater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qasr_Ali" title="Qasr Ali">Qasr Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qasr_Ibn_Wardan" title="Qasr Ibn Wardan">Qasr Ibn Wardan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabda" title="Rabda">Rabda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasm_Anz" title="Rasm Anz">Rasm Anz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasm_al-Daheriyah" title="Rasm al-Daheriyah">Rasm al-Daheriyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasm_al-Ward" title="Rasm al-Ward">Rasm al-Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruhayyah" title="Ruhayyah">Ruhayyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shihat_al-Hamraa" title="Shihat al-Hamraa">Shihat al-Hamraa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Samaqiyah_al-Qibliyah" title="Al-Samaqiyah al-Qibliyah">al-Samaqiyah al-Qibliyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suruj" title="Suruj">Suruj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarfawi" title="Tarfawi">Tarfawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tharwat,_Syria" title="Tharwat, Syria">Tharwat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulayhat" title="Tulayhat">Tulayhat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuwal_Dabaghin" title="Tuwal Dabaghin">Tuwal Dabaghin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umm_Habes" title="Umm Habes">Umm Habes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umm_Turaykat_al-Qibliyah" class="mw-redirect" title="Umm Turaykat al-Qibliyah">Umm Turaykat al-Qibliyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umm_Zahmak" title="Umm Zahmak">Umm Zahmak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Zughbah" title="Al-Zughbah">al-Zughbah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hama-map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hama Governorate within Syria"><img alt="Hama Governorate within Syria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Hama-map.png/120px-Hama-map.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Hama-map.png/250px-Hama-map.png 1.5x" data-file-width="672" data-file-height="594" /></a></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hama_blank_districts.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Hama Governorate"><img alt="Hama Governorate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Hama_blank_districts.png/90px-Hama_blank_districts.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Hama_blank_districts.png/135px-Hama_blank_districts.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Hama_blank_districts.png/180px-Hama_blank_districts.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="576" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible uncollapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left: 108px;"><div id="Al-Suqaylabiyah_District20" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Al-Suqaylabiyah_District" title="Al-Suqaylabiyah District">Al-Suqaylabiyah District</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-center: 108px">Al-Suqaylabiyah<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Al-Suqaylabiyah" title="Al-Suqaylabiyah">Al-Suqaylabiyah</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abr_Beit_Seif" title="Abr Beit Seif">Abr Beit Seif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Kleefun" title="Abu Kleefun">Abu Klifun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammurin" title="Ammurin">Ammurin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annab" title="Annab">Annab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayn_al-Kurum" title="Ayn al-Kurum">Ayn al-Kurum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ein_Warideh" title="Ein Warideh">Ayn Waridah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balluneh" title="Balluneh">Ballunah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breij,_Syria" title="Breij, Syria">Breij</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Hurra,_Syria" title="Al-Hurra, Syria">al-Hurra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurat_Ammurin" title="Hurat Ammurin">Hawrat Ammurin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayalin" title="Hayalin">Hayalin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarniyet_Eltar" title="Jarniyet Eltar">Jurniyat al-Tar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karama,_Hama" class="mw-redirect" title="Karama, Hama">Karamah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Khandaq_al-Gharbi" title="Al-Khandaq al-Gharbi">al-Khandaq al-Gharbi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Khandaq_al-Sharqiyah" title="Al-Khandaq al-Sharqiyah">al-Khandaq al-Sharqiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khansaa_-_Shetheh" title="Khansaa - Shetheh">Khansaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maksar,_Hama" title="Maksar, Hama">Maksar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mashta_Elshalahmeh" title="Mashta Elshalahmeh">Mashta' al-Shalahmah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nabe_al-Tayeb" title="Nabe al-Tayeb">Nabe al-Tayeb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jras_Castle" class="mw-redirect" title="Jras Castle">Qalaat Jaras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwdt_Eltar" class="mw-redirect" title="Rwdt Eltar">Rawdat al-Tar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elrihana" title="Elrihana">al-Rihana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saidiyeh,_Hama" title="Saidiyeh, Hama">Saidiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salba,_Hama" title="Salba, Hama">Salba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saqiyat_Najm" title="Saqiyat Najm">Saqiyat Najm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahta" title="Shahta">Shahta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Shajar" title="Al-Shajar">al-Shajar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tahunat_al-Halawa" title="Tahunat al-Halawa">Tahunat al-Halawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tal_Kombatri" title="Tal Kombatri">Tell Kumbatri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tal_Eltiten" title="Tal Eltiten">Tell al-Titeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oweina" title="Oweina">Uwaynah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-center: 108px">Shathah<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Shathah" title="Shathah">Shathah</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ein_Jorjin" title="Ein Jorjin">Ayn Jurjin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farikah" title="Farikah">Farikah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haydariyeh" title="Haydariyeh">Haydariyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeb_Elghar" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeb Elghar">Jubb al-Ghar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jurin" title="Jurin">Jurin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mashta_Mahfoz" class="mw-redirect" title="Mashta Mahfoz">Mashta Mahfuz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maradash" title="Maradash">Maradash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naur_Jurin" title="Naur Jurin">Na'ur Jurin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nubl_al-Khatib" title="Nubl al-Khatib">Nubl al-Khatib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatrat_al-Rihan" title="Qatrat al-Rihan">Qatrat al-Rihan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rihana,_Hama" title="Rihana, Hama">Rihana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-center: 108px">Tell Salhab<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Tell_Salhab" title="Tell Salhab">Tell Salhab</a></b></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Abu Qubays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Faraj,_Hama" title="Abu Faraj, Hama">Abu Faraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Asharinah" title="Al-Asharinah">Al-Asharinah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biret_Eljabal" title="Biret Eljabal">Birat al-Jabal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ein_Eljern" title="Ein Eljern">Ayn al-Jurn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawayeq" title="Hawayeq">Hawayeq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hir_Elmosil" title="Hir Elmosil">Hawr al-Mawsil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanayes" title="Kanayes">Kanayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elkashati" class="mw-redirect" title="Elkashati">al-Kashati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khareb" title="Khareb">Khareb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Latma" title="Al-Latma">al-Latma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mazhal" title="Mazhal">Mazhal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahr_al-Bared,_Syria" title="Nahr al-Bared, Syria">Nahr al-Bared</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasm_Eljern" title="Rasm Eljern">Ras al-Jurn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamaza" title="Tamaza">Tamaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tobeh" title="Tobeh">Tubah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-center: 108px">Ziyarah<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Al-Ziyarah" title="Al-Ziyarah">Al-Ziyarah</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elaamra" class="mw-redirect" title="Elaamra">al-Amara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Amqiyah_Tahta" title="Al-Amqiyah Tahta">al-Amqiyah Tahta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Ankawi" title="Al-Ankawi">al-Ankawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ojt_Eltoba" title="Ojt Eltoba">Awja al-Tuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Bahsa" title="Al-Bahsa">al-Bahsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barakeh,_Hama" title="Barakeh, Hama">Barakah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duqmaq" title="Duqmaq">Duqmaq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duwayr_al-Akrad" title="Duwayr al-Akrad">Duwayr al-Akrad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ein_Elhamam" title="Ein Elhamam">Ayn al-Hamaam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fawru" title="Fawru">Fawru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khirbat_al-Naqus" title="Khirbat al-Naqus">Khirbet al-Naqus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansura,_Hama" title="Mansura, Hama">Mansura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marana,_Hama" title="Marana, Hama">Maarana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mashik" title="Mashik">Mashik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Qahira,_Syria" title="Al-Qahira, Syria">al-Qahira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qarqur" title="Qarqur">Qarqur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qastal_Elbrj" class="mw-redirect" title="Qastal Elbrj">Qastal al-Burayj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qastun" title="Qastun">Qastun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qalidin" title="Qalidin">Qulaydin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Safsafah,_Hama" title="Al-Safsafah, Hama">al-Safsafa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirmaniyah" title="Sirmaniyah">Sirmaniyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Sindiyana,_Suqaylabiyah" title="Al-Sindiyana, Suqaylabiyah">al-Sindiyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tal_Wassit" title="Tal Wassit">Tell Wasit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zayzun,_Hama" title="Zayzun, Hama">Zayzun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elzaqum" title="Elzaqum">al-Zaqum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-center: 108px">Qalaat al-Madiq<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Qalaat_al-Madiq" title="Qalaat al-Madiq">Qalaat al-Madiq</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashrafiyah,_Hama" title="Ashrafiyah, Hama">Ashrafiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Bani" title="Al-Bani">al-Bani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Aziziyah,_al-Suqaylabiyah" title="Al-Aziziyah, al-Suqaylabiyah">al-Aziziyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bab_al-Taqa" title="Bab al-Taqa">Bab al-Taqa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Barid" title="Al-Barid">al-Barid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deir_Sunbul" title="Deir Sunbul">Deir Sunbul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Huwayz" title="Al-Huwayz">al-Huwayz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Huwayz_al-Shamali" title="Al-Huwayz al-Shamali">al-Huwayz al-Shamali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Hamra,_al-Suqaylabiyah" title="Al-Hamra, al-Suqaylabiyah">al-Hamra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Hawash,_Hama" title="Al-Hawash, Hama">al-Hawash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Humayrat" title="Al-Humayrat">al-Humayrat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Hurriyah,_Syria" title="Al-Hurriyah, Syria">al-Hurriyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawijah_Fauqa" title="Hawijah Fauqa">Hawijah Fauqa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawijah_Sayyad" title="Hawijah Sayyad">Hawijah Sayyad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawijat_al-Sallah" title="Hawijat al-Sallah">Hawijat al-Sallah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamasat_Udayat" title="Jamasat Udayat">Jamasat Udayat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Jayyid" title="Al-Jayyid">al-Jayyid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kafr_Nabudah" title="Kafr Nabudah">Kafr Nabudah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Karim,_Syria" title="Al-Karim, Syria">al-Karim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawri" title="Kawri">Kawri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Kurkat" title="Al-Kurkat">al-Kurkat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mastarihat_Afamiyah" title="Mastarihat Afamiyah">Mastarihat Afamiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midan_Ghazal" title="Midan Ghazal">Midan Ghazal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qabr_Fidda" title="Qabr Fidda">Qabr Fidda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Qahirah,_Hama" title="Al-Qahirah, Hama">al-Qahirah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qiratah" title="Qiratah">Qiratah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Ramlah,_Syria" title="Al-Ramlah, Syria">al-Ramlah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Rasif" title="Al-Rasif">al-Rasif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Salihiyah,_Hama" title="Al-Salihiyah, Hama">Salihiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahariyah" title="Sahariyah">Sahariyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahranaz" title="Shahranaz">Shahranaz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Sha%27irah" title="Al-Sha'irah">al-Sha'irah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Huwash" title="Tell Huwash">Tell Huwash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamana_al-Ghab" title="Tamana al-Ghab">Tamana al-Ghab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Thawrah,_Hama_Governorate" title="Al-Thawrah, Hama Governorate">al-Thuwarah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Tuwayni" title="Al-Tuwayni">al-Tuwayni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Zitiyah" title="Al-Zitiyah">al-Zitiyah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left: 108px;"><div id="Masyaf_District20" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Masyaf_District" title="Masyaf District">Masyaf District</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Masyaf<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Masyaf" title="Masyaf">Masyaf</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anbura" title="Anbura">Anbura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Bayda,_Hama" title="Al-Bayda, Hama">al-Bayda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Bayyadiyah" title="Al-Bayyadiyah">al-Bayyadiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biqraqa" title="Biqraqa">Biqraqa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Bustan,_Syria" title="Al-Bustan, Syria">al-Bustan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biqasqas" title="Biqasqas">Biqasqas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deir_Huwayt" title="Deir Huwayt">Deir Huwayt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deir_Mama" title="Deir Mama">Deir Mama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deir_al-Salib" title="Deir al-Salib">Deir al-Salib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Findara" title="Al-Findara">al-Findara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayalin,_Masyaf" title="Hayalin, Masyaf">Hayalin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Haylunah" title="Al-Haylunah">al-Haylunah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Hurayf" title="Al-Hurayf">al-Hurayf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jobet_Kalakh" title="Jobet Kalakh">Jobet Kalakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kafr_Aqid" title="Kafr Aqid">Kafr Aqid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Laqbah" title="Al-Laqbah">al-Laqbah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mashta_Deir_Mama" title="Mashta Deir Mama">Mashta Deir Mama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matna,_Hama" class="mw-redirect" title="Matna, Hama">Matna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Nahda,_Syria" title="Al-Nahda, Syria">al-Nahda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qabu_Shamsiyah" title="Qabu Shamsiyah">Qabu Shamsiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qayrun" title="Qayrun">Qayrun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qurtuman" title="Qurtuman">Qurtuman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabu" title="Rabu">Rabu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Rusafa,_Syria" title="Al-Rusafa, Syria">al-Rusafa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Shamsiyah" title="Al-Shamsiyah">al-Shamsiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Shiha" title="Al-Shiha">al-Shiha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sighata" title="Sighata">Sighata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Suwaydah,_Masyaf" title="Al-Suwaydah, Masyaf">al-Suwaydah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tayr_Jamlah" title="Tayr Jamlah">Tayr Jamlah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tayr_Jubbah" title="Tayr Jubbah">Tayr Jubbah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Afar,_Syria" title="Tell Afar, Syria">Tell Afar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Zamaliyah" title="Al-Zamaliyah">al-Zamaliyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Zaynah" title="Al-Zaynah">al-Zaynah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Awj<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Awj" title="Awj">Awj</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akakir" title="Akakir">Akakir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baarin" title="Baarin">Baarin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishanin" title="Bishanin">Bishanin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huwayr_al-Turukman" title="Huwayr al-Turukman">Huwayr al-Turukman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kafr_Kamra" title="Kafr Kamra">Kafr Kamra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khirbet_Nisaf" title="Khirbet Nisaf">Khirbet Nisaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khanazir" title="Khanazir">Khanazir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nisaf" title="Nisaf">Nisaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qarmas" title="Qarmas">Qarmas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qasraya" title="Qasraya">Qasraya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taunah" title="Taunah">Ta'unah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zor_Baarin" title="Zor Baarin">Zor Baarin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Ayn Halaqim<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Ain_Halaqim" title="Ain Halaqim">Ain Halaqim</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayn_al-Shams" title="Ayn al-Shams">Ayn al-Shams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aq_Duqar" title="Aq Duqar">Aq Duqar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheq_Omar" title="Asheq Omar">Asheq Omar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baamrah" title="Baamrah">Ba'amrah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barshin" title="Barshin">Barshin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayt_Atiq" title="Bayt Atiq">Bayt Atiq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayt_Natar" title="Bayt Natar">Bayt Natar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Dulaybah" title="Al-Dulaybah">al-Dulaybah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermel,_Syria" title="Hermel, Syria">Hermel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hikr_Bayt_Atiq" title="Hikr Bayt Atiq">Hikr Bayt Atiq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kahf_al-Habash" title="Kahf al-Habash">Kahf al-Habash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khirbet_Hazur" class="mw-redirect" title="Khirbet Hazur">Khirbet Hazur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Majawi" title="Al-Majawi">al-Majawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Mashrafah,_Hama_Governorate" title="Al-Mashrafah, Hama Governorate">al-Mashrafah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qasr_al-Ayan" title="Qasr al-Ayan">Qasr al-Ayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tin_al-Sabil" title="Tin al-Sabil">Tin al-Sabil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Jubb Ramlah<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Jubb_Ramlah" title="Jubb Ramlah">Jubb Ramlah</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alamiyeh" title="Alamiyeh">Alamiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asilah,_Syria" title="Asilah, Syria">Asilah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deir_Shamil" title="Deir Shamil">Deir Shamil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimu,_Syria" title="Dimu, Syria">Dimu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanjur" title="Hanjur">Hanjur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazana" title="Hazana">Hizanu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jelmidon" title="Jelmidon">Julaymadun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jreijes" title="Jreijes">Jarajis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanfo" title="Kanfo">Kanafu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khan_Jleimdun" title="Khan Jleimdun">Khan Jalaymadun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maarin" title="Maarin">Maarin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahrusah" title="Mahrusah">Mahrusah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mushashin" title="Mushashin">Mushashin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qrayat" class="mw-redirect" title="Qrayat">Qurayyat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qren" title="Qren">Qurin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarmiyeh" title="Sarmiyeh">Sarmiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulukiyeh" title="Sulukiyeh">Sulukiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uqayrabah" title="Uqayrabah">Uqayrabah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zahraa" title="Zahraa">Zahraa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zawi,_Hama" title="Zawi, Hama">Zawi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Wadi al-Uyun<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wadi_al-Uyun" title="Wadi al-Uyun">Wadi al-Uyun</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ameriyeh,_Hama" title="Ameriyeh, Hama">Ammuriyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ein_El-Bayda" title="Ein El-Bayda">Ayn al-Bayda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ein_Farraj" title="Ein Farraj">Ayn Farraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ein_Elkaram" title="Ein Elkaram">Ayn al-Karam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashawi" title="Bashawi">Bashawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beit_Raqta" class="mw-redirect" title="Beit Raqta">Bayt Raqata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breizeh" title="Breizeh">Barayzah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bit_Elwadi" title="Bit Elwadi">Bir al-Wadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birat_al-Jurd" title="Birat al-Jurd">Birat al-Jurd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dweir_Elmashayekh" title="Dweir Elmashayekh">Duwayr al-Mashayekh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jbita,_Hama" title="Jbita, Hama">Jabita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kafr_Laha,_Hama" title="Kafr Laha, Hama">Kafr Laha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kameliyeh" title="Kameliyeh">Kamaliyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marha,_Hama" title="Marha, Hama">Marha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meisreh" title="Meisreh">Maysara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naqir" title="Naqir">Naqir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qossiyeh" title="Qossiyeh">Qussiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Sindiyana,_Masyaf" title="Al-Sindiyana, Masyaf">al-Sindiyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamarqiyeh" title="Tamarqiyeh">Tamarqiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zaytuneh" title="Zaytuneh">Zaytuna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left: 108px;"><div id="Mahardah_District20" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Mahardah_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahardah District">Mahardah District</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Mahardah<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Mahardah" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahardah">Mahardah</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Ubaydah,_Syria" title="Abu Ubaydah, Syria">Abu Ubaydah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Rubays" title="Abu Rubays">Abu Rubays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Arid" title="Al-Arid">al-Arid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halfaya" title="Halfaya">Halfaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huwat" title="Huwat">Huwat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Judaydah,_Mahardah" title="Al-Judaydah, Mahardah">al-Judaydah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kafr_Hud" title="Kafr Hud">Kafr Hud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khirbet_Subin" title="Khirbet Subin">Khirbet Subin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khunayzir" title="Khunayzir">Khunayzir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maarzaf" title="Maarzaf">Maarzaf</a> (<span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Al-Qubeir" title="Al-Qubeir">al-Qubeir</a></span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Majdal,_Syria" title="Al-Majdal, Syria">al-Majdal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaizar" title="Shaizar">Shaizar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shir,_Syria" title="Shir, Syria">Shir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safsafiyah" title="Safsafiyah">Safsafiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Malah" title="Tell Malah">Tell Malah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Sikkin" title="Tell Sikkin">Tell Sikkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tremseh" title="Tremseh">Tremseh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zilaqiat" title="Zilaqiat">Zilaqiat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zawr_al-Qaadah" title="Zawr al-Qaadah">Zawr al-Qaadah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Kafr Zita<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Kafr_Zita" title="Kafr Zita">Kafr Zita</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arbain,_Syria" title="Arbain, Syria">Arba'in</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamamiyat" title="Hamamiyat">Hamamiyat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latmin" title="Latmin">Latmin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Sayyad" title="Al-Sayyad">al-Sayyad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Zakah" title="Al-Zakah">al-Zakah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Karnaz<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Karnaz" title="Karnaz">Karnaz</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Asman" title="Al-Asman">al-Asman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Jalamah,_Syria" title="Al-Jalamah, Syria">al-Jalamah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jubbayn" title="Jubbayn">Jubbayn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Lataminah" title="Al-Lataminah">al-Lataminah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Mughayr" title="Al-Mughayr">al-Mughayr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaykh_Hadid" title="Shaykh Hadid">Shaykh Hadid</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="padding-left: 108px;"><div id="Salamiyah_District20" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Salamiyah_District" title="Salamiyah District">Salamiyah District</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Salamiyah<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Salamiyah" title="Salamiyah">Salamiyah</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Kasun" title="Ali Kasun">Ali Kasun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardunah" title="Bardunah">Bardunah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Buwaydah" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Buwaydah">Buwaydah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunaybah" title="Dunaybah">Dunaybah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danin,_Hama" title="Danin, Hama">Danin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dweibeh" title="Dweibeh">Duwaybah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fan_Qibli" title="Fan Qibli">Fan Qibli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fan_Wastani" title="Fan Wastani">Fan Wastani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Ghawi" title="Al-Ghawi">al-Ghawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halban,_Hama" title="Halban, Hama">Halban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamala,_Hama" title="Jamala, Hama">Jamala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Kafat" title="Al-Kafat">al-Kafat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karim,_Salamiyah" title="Karim, Salamiyah">Karim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khafiyeh" title="Khafiyeh">Khafiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khunayfis" title="Khunayfis">Khunayfis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaytalun" title="Kaytalun">Kaytalun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Malih" title="Al-Malih">al-Malih</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marj_Mattar" title="Marj Mattar">Marj Mattar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawa,_Salamiyah" title="Nawa, Salamiyah">Nawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qablahat" title="Qablahat">Qablahat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qubbat_al-Kurdi" title="Qubbat al-Kurdi">Qubbat al-Kurdi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Rubbah" title="Al-Rubbah">al-Rubbah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Sabil" title="Al-Sabil">al-Sabil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safawi,_Hama" title="Safawi, Hama">Safawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samneh,_Hama" title="Samneh, Hama">Samnah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakara,_Hama" title="Shakara, Hama">Shakara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaykh_Ali" title="Shaykh Ali">Shaykh Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sibaa" class="mw-redirect" title="Sibaa">Sibaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Rih" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheikh Rih">Shaykh Rih</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smakh" title="Smakh">Smakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunaydah" title="Sunaydah">Sunaydah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Ada" title="Tell Ada">Tell Ada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Dahab,_Hama" title="Tell Dahab, Hama">Tell Dahab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Hasan_Basha" title="Tell Hasan Basha">Tell Hasan Basha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Khaznah" title="Tell Khaznah">Tell Khaznah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Sinan" title="Tell Sinan">Tell Sinan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taldara" title="Taldara">Taldara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirad" title="Tirad">Tirad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thawra,_Salamiyah" title="Thawra, Salamiyah">Thawra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theil_Elejel" title="Theil Elejel">Thayl al-Jal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiba_Elturki" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiba Elturki">Tiba al-Turki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuba,_Hama" title="Tuba, Hama">Tuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulul_al-Humur" title="Tulul al-Humur">Tulul al-Humur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umm_al-Amad,_Salamiyah" title="Umm al-Amad, Salamiyah">Umm al-Amad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Um_Tweineh" class="mw-redirect" title="Um Tweineh">Umm Tuwaynah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Uwayr" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Uwayr">al-Uwayr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zighrin" title="Zighrin">Zighrin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Barri<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Barri_Sharqi" title="Barri Sharqi">Barri Sharqi</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Hanaya" title="Abu Hanaya">Abu Hanaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Hbeilat" title="Abu Hbeilat">Abu Habilat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akash,_Hama" title="Akash, Hama">Akash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arshunah" title="Arshunah">Arshunah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barri_al-Gharbi" title="Barri al-Gharbi">Barri al-Gharbi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Furaytan" title="Furaytan">Furaytan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Hardanah" title="Al-Hardanah">al-Hardanah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Khurayjah" title="Al-Khurayjah">al-Khurayjah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mafkar" title="Mafkar">Mafkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salam_Gharbi" title="Salam Gharbi">Salam Gharbi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_al-Tut" title="Tell al-Tut">Tell al-Tut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_Jadid" title="Tell Jadid">Tell Jadid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umm_Mil" title="Umm Mil">Umm Mil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Sabburah<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Sabburah" title="Sabburah">Sabburah</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Khanadiq" title="Abu Khanadiq">Abu Khanadiq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aqarib" title="Aqarib">Aqarib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fawrah" title="Fawrah">Fawrah</a></li> 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href="/wiki/Tal_Agher" class="mw-redirect" title="Tal Agher">Tell al-Ghir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tell_al-Shih" title="Tell al-Shih">Tell al-Shih</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umm_Khurayzah" title="Umm Khurayzah">Umm Khurayzah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: lavender;">Uqayribat<br />Subdistrict</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Uqayribat" title="Uqayribat">Uqayribat</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Dali,_Hama" title="Abu Dali, Hama">Abu Dali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Hakfa" title="Abu Hakfa">Abu Hakfa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abul_Fashafish" title="Abul Fashafish">Abu al-Fashafish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bustan_Sbeih" title="Bustan Sbeih">Bustan al-Subeih</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakileh" title="Dakileh">Dakhilah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamada_al-Omar" title="Hamada al-Omar">Hamada al-Omar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanuteh" title="Hanuteh">Hanutah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hdaj" title="Hdaj">Haddaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jani_Elelbawi" title="Jani Elelbawi">Jani al-Albawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeb_Abyad" title="Jeb Abyad">Jubb Abyad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeb_Dkileh" title="Jeb Dkileh">Jubb Dakhilah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jruh" title="Jruh">Jayruh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makhbuta" title="Makhbuta">Makhbuta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masud,_Hama" title="Masud, Hama">Masud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Msheirfeh" title="Msheirfeh">Mashrafah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neimiyeh" class="mw-redirect" title="Neimiyeh">Na'imiyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mkeimin" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Mkeimin">Makaymin Shamali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qastal,_Hama" title="Qastal, Hama">Qastal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasm_Elabed" title="Rasm Elabed">Rasm al-Abid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasm_Elahmar" title="Rasm Elahmar">Rasm 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title="Qal'at Ja'bar">Qal'at Ja'bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qal%27at_Najm" title="Qal'at Najm">Qal'at Najm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qalaat_al-Madiq" title="Qalaat al-Madiq">Qalaat al-Madiq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qasr_al-Hayr_al-Gharbi" title="Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi">Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qasr_al-Hayr_al-Sharqi" title="Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi">Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qasr_Ibn_Wardan" title="Qasr Ibn Wardan">Qasr Ibn Wardan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qulay%27a" title="Qulay'a">Qulay'a Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Rahba" title="Al-Rahba">Al-Rahba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahyun_Castle" title="Sahyun Castle">Sahyun Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaizar" title="Shaizar">Shaizar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shmemis" title="Shmemis">Shmemis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qalaat_al-Shaghur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Qalaat al-Shaghur (page does not exist)">Qalaat al-Shaghur</a></li> 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