Jarjisa

{{Infobox settlement  | official_name = Jarjisa | native_name = جرجيسا | other_name = | 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|34|56|37|N|36|41|36|E|region:SY|display=inline}} | 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 = Hirbnafsah | population_footnotes = | population_total = 4,352 | population_as_of = 2004 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note =  | timezone = AST | utc_offset = +3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | website = | footnotes = | name = }} '''Jarjisa''' ({{langx|ar|جرجيسا|Jarjeesa}}) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, southwest of Hama. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Orontes River, the border between the governorates of Hama and Homs. Nearby localities include Tumin to the east, al-Rastan to the southeast, Kafr Nan to the southwest, Hirbnafsah to the west, Deir al-Fardis to the northwest and al-Biyah to the north.

==Demographics== According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Jarjisa had a population of 4,352 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://archive.today/20130112152542/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-3-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkmen Sunni Muslims<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ar:مجزرة تسنين – ريف حمص الشمالي / التطهير الطائفي -د. خولة الحديد|url=http://ayyam.org/%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B5-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1/|work=Al-Ayyam|date=2014-03-03|language=Arabic|access-date=2015-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007092410/http://ayyam.org/%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B5-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1/|archive-date=2015-10-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> and were recorded as Muslims in 1838.<ref>Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/178/mode/1up 178]</ref>

== Syrian Civil War == In 2012, at least 13 civilians were killed when the village was shelled by the Syrian Army.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2012 |title=The Full Documentation of Jarjisa Massacre in Hama suburbs {{!}} Syrian Network for Human Rights |url=https://snhr.org/blog/2012/08/07/49960/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=snhr.org}}</ref>

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==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book|first=Dick|last=Douwes|title=The Ottomans in Syria: a history of justice and oppression|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zYptAAAAMAAJ&q=Hasya|publisher=I.B. Tauris|year=2000|isbn=1860640311}} *{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=Crocker & Brewster|volume=3}} {{refend}}

Category:Populated places in Hama District Category:Turkmen settlements in Hama Governorate