{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Ithriya | native_name = أثريا | native_name_lang = ar | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Syria | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Syria | coordinates = {{coord|35.3692|37.7859|region:SY|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Syria}} | subdivision_type1 = Governorate | subdivision_name1 = Hama | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Salamiyah District | subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict | subdivision_name3 = Al-Saan Nahiyah | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2118 | population_as_of = 2004 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone = EET | utc_offset = +2 | timezone_DST = EEST | utc_offset_DST = +3 | blank_name_sec1 = City Qrya Pcode | blank_info_sec1 = C3273 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Ithriya''' ({{langx|ar|أثريا}}), Roman "Seriana". is a Syrian village located in Al-Saan Nahiyah in Salamiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), '''Ithriya''' had a population of 2118 in the 2004 census.<ref>{{cite web|title=General Census of Population 2004.|url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/syr_pop_2004_sycensus_0.xls |access-date= 2014-07-10}}</ref>
==History==
In Roman times in Near Antiquity, Seriana housed a temple, known as the Church of Seriana.
{{anchor|civilwar}}During the Syrian Civil War, Ithriyah became a strategically important point. It lays on the last highway under government control connecting the city of Aleppo to Khanasir and the Salamiyah region. In the Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016) and Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016), the town was used as a launching point for offensives against IS.
{{see also|Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022)}} [[File:Homs-Hama-Alep.png|left|thumb|Situation of land access in Northern Central Syria during Syrian civil war in early 2017.]] On 15 December 2022, ISIS forces ambushed a convoy of the Syrian NDF militia near the village. The ambush began following the detonation of a landmine under the militiamen's car, killing 3 NDF fighters immediately. Brief clashes took place between ISIS forces and the militiamen, another 2 NDF fighters were killed in the clashes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISIS's ambush leaves 5 members of National Defense dead in Al-Badia|url=https://www.hawarnews.com/en/haber/isiss-ambush-leaves-5-members-of-national-defense-dead-in-al-badia-h34347.html|date= 15 December 2022|website=hawarnews.com}}</ref>
As of 5 February 2025 the village was uninhabited.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Syrian Arab Republic Displacement Data [IOM DTM] {{!}} Humanitarian Dataset {{!}} HDX |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/syrian-arab-republic-displacement-data-iom-dtm |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=data.humdata.org |language=en-AU}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}} {{Portal|Asia}} {{Hama Governorate|salamiyah}}
Category:Populated places in Salamiyah District
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