Farikah
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Farikah فريكة Furaykah |
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| Village | |
 Farikah
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| Coordinates: 35°34′30″N 36°16′13″E / 35.57500°N 36.27028°ECoordinates: 35°34′30″N 36°16′13″E / 35.57500°N 36.27028°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Al-Suqaylabiyah |
| Subdistrict | Shathah |
| Occupation | Jaish al-Fatah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,497 |
Farikah (Arabic: فريكة, also spelled Frikka, Freikeh or Furaykah) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located north of Hama. It is situated in the Ghab plain. Nearby localities include Shathah and Nabl al-Khatib to the south, al-Amqiyah Tahta and al-Ankawi to the east, al-Ziyarah to the northeast and Sirmaniyah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Farikah had a population of 2,497 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Government forces and rebels contested Farikah throughout July 2015.
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