Al-Ankawi (Arabic: العنكاوي) is a Syrian town located in the Ziyarah Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Ankawi had a population of 2,298 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

Al-Ankawi
العنكاوي
Town
Al-Ankawi is located in Syria
Al-Ankawi
Al-Ankawi
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°35′51″N 36°23′22″E / 35.59750°N 36.38944°E / 35.59750; 36.38944
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictSuqaylabiyah
SubdistrictZiyarah
Occupation Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
2,298
Time zoneUTC 2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3155

The settlement has been shelled repeatedly by the Syrian government in recent years.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ "RS3756 – June 3, 2019". Airwars. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  3. ^ "The Syrian regime bombards the countryside of Hama and Latakia with heavy weapons-ARK NEWS". www.arknews.net. Retrieved 2024-09-19.