Maardis

Ma'ardis
معردس
Municipality
Ma'ardis
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°15′16.56″N 36°45′19.44″E / 35.2546000°N 36.7554000°E / 35.2546000; 36.7554000
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictSuran
Control Syrian Salvation Government
Population
 (2004)
  Total
6,750
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3031

Maardis (Arabic: معردس, romanized: Maʿardas; also transliterated Ma'ardas) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Suran Subdistrict of Hama District, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) north of Hama. It lies in close proximity to the mountain of Jabal Zayn al-Abidin and the hill and spring of Tell Abbada. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maardis had a population of 6,750 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are Sunni Muslims.