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'''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 between [[Qudsaya]] to the south and [[Jamraya]] to the north. 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]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. {{ar icon}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly [[Sunni Muslim]]s and [[Syriac Christian]]s.<ref>Smith, 1841, p. 147.</ref>
'''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 between [[Qudsaya]] to the south and [[Jamraya]] to the north. 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">[https://archive.is/20121221035044/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> Its inhabitants are predominantly [[Sunni Muslim]]s and [[Syriac Christian]]s.<ref>Smith, 1841, p. 147.</ref>


The village was the target of repeated raids and attacks by the [[Israel|Israeli military]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4116 |title='Munich' and moral equivalence - On Line Opinion - 2/2/2006 |publisher=On Line Opinion |date= |accessdate=2013-09-03}}</ref> especially prior to the destruction of an early [[PLO]] training camp located on the village'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 village, destroying it completely and killing 87 people.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}
The village was the target of repeated raids and attacks by the [[Israel|Israeli military]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4116 |title='Munich' and moral equivalence - On Line Opinion - 2/2/2006 |publisher=On Line Opinion |date= |accessdate=2013-09-03}}</ref> especially prior to the destruction of an early [[PLO]] training camp located on the village'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 village, destroying it completely and killing 87 people.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

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Al-Hamah
الهامة
Village
Al-Hamah is located in Syria
Al-Hamah
Al-Hamah
Coordinates: 33°33′29″N 36°13′20″E / 33.55806°N 36.22222°E / 33.55806; 36.22222
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictQudsaya District
NahiyahQudsaya
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total10,045
Time zoneUTC+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 between Qudsaya to the south and Jamraya to the north. 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]

The village was the target of repeated raids and attacks by the Israeli military,[3] especially prior to the destruction of an early PLO training camp located on the village'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 village, destroying it completely and killing 87 people.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. Template:Ar icon
  2. ^ Smith, 1841, p. 147.
  3. ^ "'Munich' and moral equivalence - On Line Opinion - 2/2/2006". On Line Opinion. Retrieved 2013-09-03.

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