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Farikah (Arabic: فريكة, also spelled Frikka, Freike, Freikeh or Furaykah) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located north of Hama. It is situated in the Ghab plain. Nearby localities include Shathah and Nabl al-Khatib to the south, al-Amqiyah Tahta and al-Ankawi to the east, al-Ziyarah to the northeast and Sirmaniyah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Farikah had a population of 2,497 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

This article is about the village in northern Syria. For the Middle Eastern dish, see Freekeh.
Farikah
فريكة
Furaykah
Village
Farikah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°34′30″N 36°16′13″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictAl-Suqaylabiyah
SubdistrictShathah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total2,497

Government forces and rebels contested Farikah throughout July 2015.[3]


References


  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Rockwood, Bill. "Interactive Map: A Valley at War". PBS Frontline.
  3. "Syrian rebels took the last of Idlib province from government forces today, here's how it happened".


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