Al-Ziyarah (, also spelled
Zeyareh) is a town in northern
Syria, administratively part of the
Hama Governorate, located 75 kilometers northwest of
Hama. It is situated in the
Ghab plain, on the eastern bank of the
Orontes River. Nearby localities include
Qarqur 7 kilometers to the north,
Sirmaniyah to the northwest,
Qastun to the east and
Farikah, Khirbet al-Arus and
al-Amqiyah Tahta to the south. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Ziyarah had a population of 3,541 in the 2004 census. It is also the center of the
Al-Ziyarah Nahiyah ("subdistrict"), part of the
Al-Suqaylabiyah District, consisting of 25 localities and with a combined population of 38,872 in 2004.