Shathah

Shathah (Arabic: شطحة التحتا, šaṭḥat at-taḥta) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Slinfah to the northwest, Nabl al-Khatib and Farikah to the north, al-Huwash to the northeast, Huwayjat al-Sallah to the southeast, Inab to the south and Ayn al-Tineh to the west.^[2]

Shathah شطحة
Town
Shathah al-Tahta شطحة التحتا
Shathah Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35.503°N 36.244°E / 35.503; 36.244
Country	Syria
Governorate	Hama
District	Al-Suqaylabiyah
Subdistrict	Shathah
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	8,076
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shathah had a population of 8,076 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center and largest town of Shathah Subdistrict, which consisted of 12 localities with a collective population of 25,273 in 2004.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.