Mharda ( Arabic : محردة , romanized : Mḥarda , IPA: [maˈħarda] ), also spelled Mhardeh , Muhardah or Mahardah , is a city in northern Syria , administratively part of the Hama Governorate , located about 23 kilometers northwest of Hama . It is situated along the Orontes River , near the Ghab plain . Nearby localities include Halfaya and Taybat al-Imam to the east, Khitab to the southeast, Maarzaf to the south, Asilah and Jubb Ramlah to the southwest, Shaizar , Safsafiyah , Tremseh and Kafr Hud to the west and Kafr Zita and al-Lataminah to the north.
6-551: According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mharda had a population of 17,578 in the 2004 census. It is the center of Mahardah District , one of the Hama Governorate's five districts, and the nahiyah ("subdistrict") of Mharda, which contained 21 localities with a combined population of 80,165 in 2004. Mharda's population was estimated to be 22,442 in 2010. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians of
12-460: A roof that has a cross-like shape going from each corner. On 30 November 2024, HTS rebels captured the city from the Syrian Army. Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria) The Central Bureau of Statistics ( CBS ) ( Arabic : المكتب المركزي للإحصاء ) is the statistical agency responsible for the gathering of "information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions" in
18-581: The Greek Orthodox Church . Mharda's residents mostly work in agriculture, industry and trade. The educational level of population is reported to be high. The climate in the city is mild in summertime and occasional snowfall may be seen in winter. The Orontes River was recently dammed 3 kilometers north, and the Mahardah Dam on the Ghab plain is used to generate hydroelectric power . Mharda dates back to
24-711: The Syrian Arab Republic . The office is answerable to the office of the Prime Minister and has its main offices in Damascus . The CBS was established in 2005 and is administered by an administrative council headed by the deputy prime minister for economic affairs. After the Syrian government began reconstructing infrastructure in 2011, the bureau began releasing data from 2011 to 2018. This article about government in Syria
30-652: The Syrian Civil War , Mharda has been targeted by rebels, yet remained under government control. According to pro-government media, the rate of attacks on Mharda increased during the course of the 2017 Hama offensive . During the uprising of the Ummayads in the year 690, the christian population of Muhradah was threatened. As a result, huge, vacated tunnels were dug and still lie beneath the town and can continuously be accessed to this day. These tunnels are up to 1400 years old and can be described as cubic, intertwined rooms with
36-468: The same Hellenistic period of Apamea and the most notable archaeological remnant from this period is an old temple with stone doors and columns with Corinthian capitals transformed later into a church. Mharda is the nearest large town to Tremseh in which killings took place on 12 July 2012. Additionally, a suicide bomber killed three civilians and one security officer in Mharda on 14 July 2012. During
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