{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | official_name = Mahrusah | native_name = محروسة | other_name = {{lower|0.2em|Mahrousa}} | 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|35.161740|N|36.405087|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 = Masyaf | subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict | subdivision_name3 = Jubb Ramlah | 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 = 6,579 | population_as_of = 2004 | population_note = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = EET | utc_offset = +2 | timezone_DST = EEST | utc_offset_DST = +3 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Mahrusah''' ({{langx|ar|محروسة}}, also spelled '''Mahrousa''') is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include Jubb Ramlah to the north, Hanjur and Asilah to the northeast, Maarin to the east, Deir al-Salib to the southeast, Rabu to the south, Masyaf to the southwest and Deir Mama and al-Laqbah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Mahrusah had a population of 6,579 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality in the Jubb Ramlah subdistrict which consisted of 20 localities with a collective population of 39,814 in 2004.<ref name="CBS">[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-17-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130113024141/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-17-2004.htm |date=2013-01-13 }}. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.<ref>[http://www.irinnews.org/In-Depth/94931/102/PhotoDetail.aspx?ImageId=201202221154580477 Analysis: Inside the anti-uprising movement in Syria] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411222915/http://www.irinnews.org/In-Depth/94931/102/PhotoDetail.aspx?ImageId=201202221154580477 |date=2013-04-11 }}. ''IRIN News''. 2012-02-23.</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Hama Governorate|masyaf}}
Category:Populated places in Masyaf District Category:Alawite communities in Syria
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