Qamhana

Qamhana (Arabic: قمحانة, also spelled Qomhane or Qomhana) is a Syrian town located in the Hama Subdistrict of the Hama District in Hama Governorate. It is situated immediately west of the Zayn al-Abidin Mountain. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qamhana had a population of 13,228 in the 2004 census.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim.^[2]

Qamhana قمحانة Qomhane
Town
Qamhana Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°11′50″N 36°44′5″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Hama
District	Hama
Subdistrict	Hama
Population  (2004)
• Total	13,228
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode	C3008

Syrian Civil War

Unlike many predominantly Sunni Muslim towns in Syria the residents of Qamhana remained loyal to the Assad government during the Syrian Civil War.^[2] Many members of the regime's elite Tiger Forces militia were recruited from the settlement.^[3] During the 2024 Hama offensive, Qamhana witnessed intense fighting but ultimately fell to rebel forces on 5 December 2024.^[4][5]