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Al-Asharinah
العشارنة Asharneh | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 35°17′25″N 36°23′59″E / 35.29028°N 36.39972°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Hama |
District | Suqaylabiyah |
Subdistrict | Tell Salhab |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 6,347 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
City Qrya Pcode | C3140 |
Al-Asharinah (Arabic: العشارنة) is a Syrian village located in the Tell Salhab Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Asharinah had a population of 6,347 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2] During the Syrian Civil War the residents of the town were displaced by the Syrian government and resettled by Alawites who had been driven out of the Ishtabraq village near Idlib.[3]