Mashik

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Mashik
مشيك
Mshik
Village
Mashik is located in Syria
Mashik
Mashik
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°42′43″N 36°19′56″E / 35.71194°N 36.33222°E / 35.71194; 36.33222
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictSuqaylabiyah
SubdistrictZiyarah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total311
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeN/A

Mashik (Arabic: مشيك, also spelled Mshik, Msheek or Al-Mashik) is a Syrian village located in the Ziyarah Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mashik had a population of 311 in the 2004 census.[1]

Syrian Civil War

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The settlement was the site of intense fighting during the Al-Ghab offensive in August of 2015. On 6 August 2024, least one civilian was killed and four others injured when a house was struck by a guided missile.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ "Guided missile | Regime forces ki*ll and injure five civilians in Sahl Al-Ghab". SOHR. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.