Ayyo

Village in Hama, Syria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ayyo (Arabic: أيو) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located south of Hama. It is neighbored by Kafr Buhum to the northwest, al-Khalidiyah to the north, Maarin al-Jabal to the northeast, Besirin to the south and Sasikun to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ayyo had a population of 1,980 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.

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Ayyo
أيو
Village
Ayyo is located in Syria
Ayyo
Ayyo
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35.032737°N 36.734591°E / 35.032737; 36.734591
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHama
Population
 (2004)
  Total
1,980
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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History

In an 1828 Ottoman tax register, Ayyu was listed as a relatively small grain-growing village of 6 feddans and paying 660 qirsh in taxes.[2] In 1838, it was recorded as a Greek Orthodox Christian village (though the authors spelled it 'Abbu').[3]

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