Muhrada ( Arabic: محردة ) is a city in the west of Syria located in the territory of the governorate of Hama . The administrative center of the homonymous district .
| City | |
| Muhrad | |
|---|---|
| محردة | |
| A country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| Area | Muhrad |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 287 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 24,811 people ( 2013 ) |
Content
- 1 Geographical location
- 2 population
- 3 Famous Natives
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Geographical position
The city is located in the western part of the governorate, on the left bank of the Oront River , at an altitude of 287 meters above sea level [1] .
Muhrad is located approximately 17 kilometers northwest of Hama , the provincial capital, and 188 kilometers north-north-east (NNE) of Damascus , the country's capital. The nearest civilian airport is in Latakia [1] .
Population
Roman Empire Bridge
According to 2013 estimates , the population was 24,811 people [2] . The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 1981 | 2003 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 816 | 19 666 [3] | 24,811 [4] |
In the confessional composition of the population Christians prevail [5] .
Famous Natives
- Ignatius IV - Patriarch of Antioch and the whole East from 1979 to 2012 .
- Gada Shuaa - athlete , Olympic champion in the heptathlon of 1996 .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Muhradah, Syria Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment April 19, 2013. Archived April 22, 2013.
- ↑ Muh̨radah . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment April 19, 2013. Archived April 22, 2013.
- ↑ estimated
- ↑ estimated
- ↑ Syria acting to safeguard chemical weapons, says Russia . BBC News. Date of treatment April 19, 2013. Archived April 22, 2013.