Ḥamā

by Reilly, James

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Ḥamā is a city in central Syria on the north-south road between Aleppo and Damascus. It lies on both sides of the Orontes River (Nahr al-ʿĀṣī) amidst cultivated lands that are irrigated by water that is lifted to higher ground along the riverbanks by wooden water wheels. Ḥamā has been settled since antiquity. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as Hamath, the capital of a Canaanite kingdom, and its ancient site was on a tell that in later eras supported the citadel. Conquered and destroyed by t…

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Ḥamā is a city in central Syria on the north-south road between Aleppo and Damascus. It lies on both sides of the Orontes River (Nahr al-ʿĀṣī) amidst cultivated lands that are irrigated by water that is lifted to higher ground along the riverbanks by wooden water wheels. Ḥamā has been settled since antiquity. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as Hamath, the capital of a Canaanite kingdom, and its ancient site was on a tell that in later eras supported the citadel. Conquered and destroyed by the

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei3447

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eng Islam

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Reilly, James

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