Morek
مورك Murak, Murik | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Morek Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°22′31″N 36°41′14″E / 35.37528°N 36.68722°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Suran |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 14,307 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3029 |
Morek (Arabic: مورك, also spelled Murik, Mork, or Murak) is a Syrian town located in the Suran Subdistrict in Hama District. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Morek had a population of 14,307 in the 2004 census.[1]
Morek is the center of the country's pistachio production.[2] Through Morek, passes the M5 highway which connects Hama with Aleppo.[3]
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ "World Not Going Nuts for Syrian Pistachios".
- ^ "Rebels take key north Hama town on M5 highway". Syria Direct. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 2019-09-07.