{{about|the village in northern Syria|the Middle Eastern dish|Freekeh}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | official_name = Farikah | native_name = فريكة | other_name = {{lower|0.2em|Furaykah}} | settlement_type = Village <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = | 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|34|30|N|36|16|13|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 = Al-Suqaylabiyah | subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict | subdivision_name3 = Shathah | government_footnotes = | parts_type = | parts_style = para | p1 = <!-- 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 = 2,497 | population_as_of = 2004 | population_note = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = | utc_offset = | 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 = }} '''Farikah''' ({{langx|ar|فريكة}}, also spelled '''Frikka''', '''Freike''', '''Freikeh''' or '''Furaykah''') is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located north of Hama. It is situated in the Ghab plain. Nearby localities include Shathah and Nabl al-Khatib to the south, al-Amqiyah Tahta and al-Ankawi to the east, al-Ziyarah to the northeast and Sirmaniyah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Farikah had a population of 2,497 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://archive.today/20130112180747/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-8-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rockwood|first1=Bill|title=Interactive Map: A Valley at War|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/syria-behind-the-lines/interactive-map-a-valley-at-war/|publisher=PBS Frontline}}</ref>
Government forces and rebels contested Farikah throughout July 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.albawaba.com/loop/syrian-rebels-took-last-idlib-province-government-forces-today-heres-how-it-happened-724288|title=Syrian rebels took the last of Idlib province from government forces today, here's how it happened}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Hama Governorate|suqaylabiyah}}
Category:Alawite communities in Syria Category:Populated places in al-Suqaylabiyah District