Al-Hamah
Village in Rif Dimashq, Syria
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Al-Hamah (Arabic: الهامة; also spelled al-Hameh) is a village on the Barada river in the Qudsaya District of Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside) in southern Syria. It is west of the Syrian capital of Damascus city, beyond Mount Qasioun, and is now an outlying suburb of greater Damascus. It is between Qudsaya to the south and Jamraya to the north.
Al-Hamah
الهامة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Al-Hamah | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′29″N 36°13′20″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qudsaya |
| Subdistrict | Qudsaya |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 10,045 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Hamah had a population of 10,045 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims and Syriac Christians.[2]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted that Al-Hamah‘s population was Sunni Muslim and Syriac Christian.[3]
