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Ḥamāh (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 09 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.1500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 036 44 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 36.7333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Noted for picturesque huge waterwheels used in Middle Ages for irrigation; frequently mentioned in Bible; captured by Assyrian kings several times; took part in Muslim conquest and wars of the Crusades; home of Arab historian Abulfeda, its prince from 1310-1331. |
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| Ḥamāh (preferred,C,V)
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| Hama (C,O)
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| Hamāh (C,O)
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| Muḩāfaz̧at Ḩamāh (C,U,O,Arabic (transliterated)-P)
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| Ḩamāh (C,U,Arabic (transliterated))
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| SY10 (C,U,FIPS)
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| محافظة حماه (C,U,Arabic)
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| محافظة حماة (C,U,Arabic-P)
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| حماة (C,U,Arabic)
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| Epiphania (H,O)
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............ | Classical |
| Hamath (H,O)
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............ | Biblical |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Ḩamāh (governorate) (P) |
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Ḥamāh (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in prehistoric times |
| city (C) |
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originated in Hittite period |
| regional capital (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| kingdom (H) |
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under Aramaeans, 11th cen. BC |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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