{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | official_name = Fan Shamali | native_name = فان شمالي | other_name = {{lower|0.2em|Al-Fan Ashamali}} | settlement_type = Village <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Syria <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Syria <!-- Location ------------------> | coordinates = {{coord|35.310433|N|36.918011|E|region:SY|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria | subdivision_type1 = Governorate | subdivision_name1 = Hama | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Hama | subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict | subdivision_name3 = Suran | government_footnotes = <!-- Politics -----------------> | leader_title = | leader_name = <!-- Area ---------------------> | unit_pref = Metric <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1,877 | population_as_of = 2004 | population_note = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = AST | utc_offset = +3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Fan Shamali''' ({{langx|ar|فان شمالي}}, also spelled ''al-Fan Ashamali'' or ''Fan esh-Shemali'') is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northeast of Hama. Nearby localities include Suran and Kawkab to the west, Ma'an to the northwest, Atshan to the north, Qasr Abu Samrah to the northeast, al-Hamraa to the east, Sabburah to the southeast, Fan Qibli and Zighrin to the south and Maar Shahur to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Fan Shamali had a population of 1,877 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://archive.today/20130112163830/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-2-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims, although most of the surrounding villages and hamlets are inhabited by Alawites.<ref name="National">{{Cite news |last=Hassan |first=Hassan |date=2 October 2012 |title=Anatomy of a massacre that bodes ill for Syria's future {{!}} The National |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/anatomy-of-a-massacre-that-bodes-ill-for-syria-s-future-1.401035 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2025-01-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Fan Shamali contains the ruins of a Byzantine tower dating back to 576 CE.<ref>Boulanger, 1966, p. 376.</ref>
{{anchor|civilwar}}In early September 2012, during the Syrian civil war, opposition activists reported that a "massacre" occurred in Fan al-Shamali committed by local members of the Shabiha, a pro-government militia. According to activists, at least 30 residents were killed, including women and children.<ref name="National"/>
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==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book|first1=Robert|last1=Boulanger|title=The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2a8LAQAAIAAJ&q=Tell+Selhab+Hama|publisher=Hachette|year=1966}} {{refend}}
{{Hama Governorate|hama}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fan Shamali}} Category:Populated places in Hama District Category:Archaeological sites in Hama Governorate