Sumaah
Village in Hama, Syria
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Al-Suma'ah (Arabic: الصومعة) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Hirbnafsah Subdistrict of Hama District. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Suma'ah had a population of 222 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Al-Suma'ah
الصومعة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Al-Suma'ah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35.050481°N 36.473107°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hirbnafsah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 222 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3055 |
History
Sum'ah's inhabitants sold or 'ceded' all or part of their lands to the urban notables of Hama, namely the Kaylani family, in the late 19th or early 20th century, turning its small landowners into tenant farmers. The inhabitants were Alawites.[2]
