Khitab
| Khitab خطاب Khutab Khattab | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Khitab | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′51″N 36°40′2″E / 35.19750°N 36.66722°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hama |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 10,830 |
Khitab (Arabic: خطاب, also spelled Khutab or Khattab) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Qamhanah to the east, Shihat Hama to the southeast, Kafr al-Tun to the southwest, al-Majdal to the west, Mhardeh and Halfaya to the northwest and Taybat al-Imam to the northeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Khitab had a population of 10,830 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
In late 1829, during the Ottoman era, Khitab was part of the Sanjak (District) of Hama. It consisted of 55 feddan and paid 5,610 qirsh in taxes to the treasury.[3] In the 1930s about two-thirds of the village's lands were owned by the al-Azm family.[4]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 179.
- ↑ Douwes, 2000, pp. 224-225.
- ↑ The French Asian. 33-34. 1993: Committee of the French Asia. Page 134.
Bibliography
- Douwes, Dick (2000). The Ottomans in Syria: a history of justice and oppression. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1860640311.
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). 'Helfaya&source=gbs_navlinks_s Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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