Zara'a, Hama
{{distinguish|Al-Zarah}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Zara'a
| native_name = الزارة
| native_name_lang = ar
| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = Syria
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Syria
| coordinates = {{coord|34|55|12|N|36|39|34|E|region:SY|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Hama
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Hama
| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict
| subdivision_name3 = Hirbnafsah
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 929
| population_as_of = 2004
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone = EET
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
| blank_name_sec1 = City Qrya Pcode
| blank_info_sec1 = C3041
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Zara'a ({{langx|ar|الزارة}} also spelled Zara or Zarah) is a Syrian village located in the Hirbnafsah Subdistrict in Hama District. It is situated along the banks of the Orontes River. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zara'a had a population of 929 in the 2004 census.{{cite web|title=General Census of Population 2004.|url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/syr_pop_2004_sycensus_0.xls |access-date= 10 July 2014}} The village is mainly inhabited by Alawites.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syrias-al-qaida-branch-seizes-central-alawite-village-39058858|title=Al-Qaida, Hard-Line Rebels Seize Alawite Village in Syria|work=ABC News|date=12 May 2016}} Al-Nusra Front took control of the village on 12 May 2016. There were reports that Alawite families either fled or were killed.{{cite web | title=Rebels seize Alawite village in Syria, abduct civilians: Observatory | website=Reuters | date=2016-05-12 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-village-idUSKCN0Y30Y2 | access-date=2020-09-02}}
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Category:Populated places in Hama District
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