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'''Mabujah''' ({{langx|ar|المبعوجة}} also spelled ''Mabuja'', ''Mabouja'', ''Mabouga'', ''Mabujeh'' or ''Al Mab`ujah'') is a village in central Syria located in the [[Sabburah Subdistrict]] of the [[Salamiyah District]] in [[Hama Governorate]]. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), Mabujah had a population of 2,929 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> A majority of the village's inhabitants are [[Ismailism|Ismaili Muslims]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mirza|first1=Garib|last2=Al-Khateeb|first2=Humam|title=The Conflict in the Town of Salamiyah A Model for the Formation of ‘Mafias’ in Syria|url=http://drsc-sy.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/The-Conflict-in-the-Town-of-Salamiya-A-Model-for-the-Formation-of-Mafias-in-Syria.pdf|website=www.drsc-sy.org|publisher=Democratic Republic Studies Center|access-date=2016-11-09|date=September 2015}}</ref> but there are also significant communities of [[Alawite]] and [[Sunni Muslim]]s.<ref name="AJA">{{Cite news|title=Islamic State Attacks Syrian Village, Kills Scores.html|work=[[Al Jazeera America]]|publisher=Al Jazeera America|date=2015-03-31|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/3/31/islamic-state-attacks-syrian-village-kills-37.html|access-date=2015-05-12}}</ref> |
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During the ongoing [[Syrian Civil War]], on 31 March 2015, terrorists from [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] [[Hama and Homs offensive (March–April 2015)|attacked]] the village and murdered from 37 to 44 of its inhabitants. Those killed came from all of the village's religious sects and included whole families. [[Syrian Arab Army]] forces repelled the militants hours later. According to the Syrian military, the attack was part of IS's efforts to advance toward the cities of [[Hama]] and [[Homs]] via the [[Syrian Desert]].<ref name="AJA"/> |
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Mabuja is home to [[Christians]], [[Alawites]] and [[Ismaili]] [[Shiites]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Umberto Bacchi|title=Isis: Civilians 'burned to death' in attack on Syrian village|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-civilians-burned-death-attack-syrian-village-1494410|accessdate=21 April 2015|work=IBTimes|date=31 March 2015}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 31 December 2024
Mabujah
المبعوجة | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 35°07′50.7″N 37°16′30.7″E / 35.130750°N 37.275194°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Hama |
District | Salamiyah |
Subdistrict | Sabburah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,929 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
City Qrya Pcode | C3308 |
Mabujah (Arabic: المبعوجة also spelled Mabuja, Mabouja, Mabouga, Mabujeh or Al Mab`ujah) is a village in central Syria located in the Sabburah Subdistrict of the Salamiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mabujah had a population of 2,929 in the 2004 census.[1] A majority of the village's inhabitants are Ismaili Muslims,[2] but there are also significant communities of Alawite and Sunni Muslims.[3]
During the ongoing Syrian Civil War, on 31 March 2015, terrorists from ISIL attacked the village and murdered from 37 to 44 of its inhabitants. Those killed came from all of the village's religious sects and included whole families. Syrian Arab Army forces repelled the militants hours later. According to the Syrian military, the attack was part of IS's efforts to advance toward the cities of Hama and Homs via the Syrian Desert.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Mirza, Garib; Al-Khateeb, Humam (September 2015). "The Conflict in the Town of Salamiyah A Model for the Formation of 'Mafias' in Syria" (PDF). www.drsc-sy.org. Democratic Republic Studies Center. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ^ a b "Islamic State Attacks Syrian Village, Kills Scores.html". Al Jazeera America. Al Jazeera America. 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2015-05-12.