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'''Al-Hamah''' ({{lang-ar|الهامة}}; also spelled '''al-Hameh''') is a |
'''Al-Hamah''' ({{lang-ar|الهامة}}; also spelled '''al-Hameh''') is a village on the [[Barada]] river in the [[Qudsaya District]] of [[Rif Dimashq Governorate|Rif Dimashq]] (Damascus Countryside) in southern [[Syria]]. It is west of the Syrian capital of [[Damascus|Damascus city]], beyond [[Mount Qasioun]], and is now an outlying suburb of greater Damascus. It is near [[Jamraya]] and north of [[Qudsaya]]. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]], al-Hamah had a population of 10,045 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-7-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. {{ar icon}}</ref> |
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The town was the target of repeated raids and attacks by the [[Israel|Israeli military]],<ref>http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4116</ref> especially prior to the destruction of an early [[PLO]] training camp located on the town's outskirts. One of the more notable attacks occurred during the [[Yom Kippur War|1973 Arab-Israeli War]]; where Israeli fighter jets attacked a power plant that was in the middle of the town, destroying it completely and killing 87 people. |
The town was the target of repeated raids and attacks by the [[Israel|Israeli military]],<ref>http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4116</ref> especially prior to the destruction of an early [[PLO]] training camp located on the town's outskirts. One of the more notable attacks occurred during the [[Yom Kippur War|1973 Arab-Israeli War]]; where Israeli fighter jets attacked a power plant that was in the middle of the town, destroying it completely and killing 87 people. |
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Revision as of 01:08, 11 May 2013
Al-Hamah
الهامة | |
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Village | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Qudsaya District |
| Nahiyah | Qudsaya |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,045 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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 near Jamraya and north of Qudsaya. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Hamah had a population of 10,045 in the 2004 census.[1]
The town was the target of repeated raids and attacks by the Israeli military,[2] especially prior to the destruction of an early PLO training camp located on the town's outskirts. One of the more notable attacks occurred during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War; where Israeli fighter jets attacked a power plant that was in the middle of the town, destroying it completely and killing 87 people.
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. Template:Ar icon
- ^ http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4116
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