Qalaat al-Madiq

Qalaat al-Madiq is a town and medieval fortress in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. It is situated in the al-Ghab plain, on the eastern bank of the Orontes River. Nearby localities include the district center al-Suqaylabiyah to the south, Bureij and Karnaz to the southeast, Kafr Nabudah to the east, al-Huwash to the north, Huwayjah al-Sallah and Shathah to the northwest and Al-Tuwayni and Ennab to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qalaat al-Madiq had a population of 12,925 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center and second largest locality in the Qalaat al-Madiq nahiyah ("subdistrict") which consisted of 40 localities with a collective population of 85,597 in 2004. The town's inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

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Qal'al al-Mudiq; Qal'at al-Madiq; Qalat el-Mudiq
fortified town, castle, fortress, Syria, Syria,

Location: 35.42, 36.3921, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Siege of Bourzey Castle ⓘ
ayyubid siege in Syria, 12th century
Battle of Apamea ⓘ
battle during the Pompeian–Parthian invasion of 40 BCE
Siege of Apamea ⓘ
siege in the Roman civil war
Battle of Apameia ⓘ
battle
Battle of Apamea ⓘ
573 battle
Battle of the Orontes ⓘ
between the Byzantines and their Hamdanid allies against the forces of the Fatimid vizier of Damascus
Battle of Apamea ⓘ
998 Fatimid victory in the Arab–Byzantine wars
Battle of Shaizar ⓘ
1111 historical event
Siege of Shaizar ⓘ
1138 siege
Siege of Shaizar ⓘ
1157 siege
Battle of Tremseh ⓘ
2012 battle
Battle of Morek ⓘ
2014 battle of the Syrian Civil War
Idlib Governorate clashes (2014) ⓘ
rebel advances
Al Nusra attacks on SRF ⓘ
conflict
Khan Shaykhun chemical attack ⓘ
2017 chemical attack in Syria
Qalaat al-Madiq ⓘ
Citadel in Hama, Syria

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-39 Battle of Apamea

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-44 — -43 Siege of Apamea

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-1500 Battle of Apameia

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573 Battle of Apamea

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994 Battle of the Orontes

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998 Battle of Apamea

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1111 Battle of Shaizar

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1138 Siege of Shaizar

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1157 Siege of Shaizar

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2012 Battle of Tremseh

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2014 Battle of Morek

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2014 Idlib Governorate clashes (2014)

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2014 Al Nusra attacks on SRF

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2017 Khan Shaykhun chemical attack

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APAMEA Acropoli con villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-014

APAMEA Tra i bambini del villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-016

APAMEA Tra i bambini del villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-024

APAMEA Tra i bambini del villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-023

APAMEA Tra i bambini del villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-022

APAMEA Tra i bambini del villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-017

Ifpo 22186 Syrie, gouvernorat de Hama, district d'al-Suqaylabiyah, Qal'at al-Mudiq, vue aérienne oblique

Ifpo 22187 Syrie, gouvernorat de Hama, district d'al-Suqaylabiyah, Qal'at al-Mudiq, vue aérienne oblique

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict		Siege of Bourzey Castle	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	39	Battle of Apamea	Roman Republic, Parthian Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	44	Siege of Apamea	siege, Caecilius Bassus, Quintus Marcius Crispus	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1500	Battle of Apameia	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	573	Battle of Apamea	Sasanian Empire, battle, Byzantine Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	994	Battle of the Orontes	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	998	Battle of Apamea	Byzantine Empire, Fatimid Caliphate, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1111	Battle of Shaizar	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1138	Siege of Shaizar	Byzantine Empire, Knights Templar, Zengid dynasty, County of Edessa, Principality of Antioch, Munqidhite emirate of Shaizar, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1157	Siege of Shaizar	County of Flanders, Kingdom of Jerusalem, siege, Zengid dynasty, County of Tripoli, Principality of Antioch, Armenian Principality of Cilicia, Nizari Ismaili state	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2012	Battle of Tremseh	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2014	Battle of Morek	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2014	Idlib Governorate clashes (2014)	armed conflict	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2014	Al Nusra attacks on SRF	armed conflict	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2017	Khan Shaykhun chemical attack	airstrike	Wikidata
site	castle		Qalaat al-Madiq	fortress, fortified town, castle	Wikidata
commons	image		APAMEA Acropoli con villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-014		Commons
commons	image		APAMEA Tra i bambini del villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-016		Commons
commons	image		APAMEA Tra i bambini del villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-024		Commons
commons	image		APAMEA Tra i bambini del villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-023		Commons
commons	image		APAMEA Tra i bambini del villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-022		Commons
commons	image		APAMEA Tra i bambini del villaggio arabo - GAR - 6-017		Commons
commons	image		Ifpo 22186 Syrie, gouvernorat de Hama, district d'al-Suqaylabiyah, Qal'at al-Mudiq, vue aérienne oblique		Commons
commons	image		Ifpo 22187 Syrie, gouvernorat de Hama, district d'al-Suqaylabiyah, Qal'at al-Mudiq, vue aérienne oblique		Commons
commons	image		Bus in Syria		Commons
commons	image		Qalat el-Mudiq		Commons

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