northern Hama Governorate
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Northern Hama Governorate is a region in western Syria that became a key battleground during the Syrian civil war, particularly in clashes between government forces and rebel groups.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Hama Governorate | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geopolitical region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| administrativeCapitalOfGovernorate | Hama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
humanitarian crisis
ⓘ
infrastructure destruction ⓘ population displacement ⓘ |
| borderChanges | frontlines changed multiple times during war ⓘ |
| conflict | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParty |
Syrian government forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian rebel groups ⓘ |
| conflictPeriod | from 2011 onward ⓘ |
| conflictRole | key battleground in Syrian civil war ⓘ |
| conflictStatus | area of protracted armed conflict ⓘ |
| conflictType | armed conflict ⓘ |
| controlContestedBy |
Syrian government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
jihadist groups ⓘ various rebel factions ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| demographicImpact | large-scale civilian displacement ⓘ |
| eventType |
site of airstrikes
ⓘ
site of artillery bombardment ⓘ site of repeated military offensives ⓘ |
| frontlineStatus | contact line between government and opposition forces ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityBeforeWar | Syrian central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorate | Hama Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorateCapitalLocatedIn | Hama city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageMostCommon | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle East
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western Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| militarySignificance |
access route to Hama city
ⓘ
buffer zone for government strongholds in central Syria ⓘ |
| nearbyRegion |
Idlib Governorate
NERFINISHED
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northern Homs countryside ⓘ southern Idlib ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense ground battles
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shifting frontlines ⓘ use of heavy weaponry ⓘ |
| partOf | Hama Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLargerConflictTheater | northwestern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | sub-region of a governorate ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securitySituation | highly volatile during peak years of conflict ⓘ |
| state | Syrian Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
corridor between central Syria and Idlib region
ⓘ
frontline between government and opposition-held areas in northwest Syria ⓘ |
| targetOf | Syrian and allied air operations ⓘ |
| usedBy | rebel groups as staging area for attacks on government-held areas ⓘ |
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