Jajiyah

al-Jajiyah (Arabic: الجاجية, romanized: al-Jājīyah, Turkish: Caciyeh),[1] is a Syrian village located in the Subdistrict of the Hama District in the Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jajiyah had a population of 6,419 in the 2004 census.[2] Its residents are predominantly ethnic Syrian Turkmens, whom are Syrians of Turkish background and speak Turkish as their first language.[1]

al-Jajiyah

الجاجية

Caciyeh[1] (جاجيه)
Village
al-Jajiyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35.116797°N 36.798556°E / 35.116797; 36.798556
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHama
Population
 (2004)
  Total6,419
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC2965

References

  1. Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri (in Turkish)Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p. 18 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011, 33 pages.
  2. "General Census of Population 2004".


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