Hama
Hama (Arabic: حَمَاة Ḥamāh, ar) is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located 213 kilometres (132 mi) north of …
Hama
حَمَاة ܚܡܬ | |
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| Nicknames: | |
  Hama Location in Syria  Hama Hama (Eastern Mediterranean)  Hama Hama (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 35°8′6″N 36°45′0″E / 35.13500°N 36.75000°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama Governorate |
| District | Hama District |
| Subdistrict | Hama Subdistrict |
| First settled | 15th century BCE |
| Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
| • Total | 996,000[1] |
| • Ethnicities | Syrians |
| • Religions | Sunni Islam Syriac Orthodox Church Greek Orthodox Church |
| Demonym(s) | Arabic: حموي, romanized: Ḥamwi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area codes | Country code: +963 City code: 33 |
| Geocode | C2987 |
| Climate | BSk |
| Website | www |
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Hama (Arabic: حَمَاة Ḥamāh, ar) is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located 213 kilometres (132 mi) north of Damascus and 46 km (29 mi) north of Homs. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. With a population of 996,000 (2023 census), Hama is one of the four largest cities in Syria, with Damascus, Aleppo and Homs, Also notably being the only Governorate with no land borders with any foreign countries, Hama is also known for its Cheese-making tradition, notably reflected in a signature local dessert Halawet el Jibn.[2][3]
The city is renowned for its seventeen norias used for watering the gardens, Which are claimed to date back to 1100 BC. Though historically used for irrigation, the norias, Today they are purely for show and currently serve no direct purpose, it's used as a tourist attraction and a symbol of the city.
References
- ↑ "2023 official census". cbss. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ↑ Updated: Your Cheat Sheet to the Syrian Conflict Archived 3 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. PBS.
- ↑ "Hamah (Syria)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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