Ash Shakkāt

Ash Shakkāt is an area in Hama Governorate, Syria. Ash Shakkāt is situated nearby to the locality Marj al Ḩawr, as well as near Sharfat az Zaynīyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hama and Khitab.

Hama

Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY 2.0.

Hama is a city in Syria with a population around 400,000. The city is a relatively conservative one dominated by hijabs and burkas. Much of the old city was destroyed in the Hama massacre in 1982.

Khattab is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, northwest of Hama located near the Orontes River. Nearby localities include Qamhana to the east, Shihat Hama to the southeast, Kafr al-Tun to the southwest, al-Majdal to the west, Mhardeh and Halfaya to the northwest and Taybat al-Imam to the northeast. Khitab is situated 9 km north of Ash Shakkāt.

Ash Shakkāt

Type: Area
Also known as: “Ash Shakkat”, “Ash Shaqqāt”, “Ash Shayqāt”, “Ech Chéqate”, and “الشيقات”
Location: Hama Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

35.12016° or 35° 7′ 13″ north

Longitude

36.70196° or 36° 42′ 7″ east

Elevation

305 metres (1,001 feet)

Open location code

8G7R4PC2+3Q

GeoNames ID

4393

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In Other Languages

“Ash Shakkāt” goes by many names.

Arabic: “الشقات”
Arabic: “الشكات”

Localities in the Area

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