Ha·ma or Ha·mah (hä mä) A city of western Syria south-southwest of Aleppo. Settled probably in the Bronze Age, it was a Hittite center in the second millennium b.c. and is frequently mentioned in the Bible as Hamath. Population: 348,000. |
Hama [ˈhɑːmɑː]
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(Placename) a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River: an early Hittite settlement; famous for its huge water wheels, used for irrigation since the Middle Ages. Pop.: 264 348 (1994) Biblical name Hamath
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