Qarqur (, also spelled
Qarqar or
Karkour) is a village in northern
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
Jisr al-Shughur 6 kilometers to the north, Farikah to the northeast,
Qastun to the southeast,
al-Ziyarah 7 kilometers to the south,
Sirmaniyah to the southwest and al-Najiyah to the northwest. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qarqur had a population of 2,356 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality in the al-Ziyarah sub-district (
nahiyah).