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Al Hashimiyah Destination Guide

Touring Al Hashimiyah in Syria

Al Hashimiyah in the region of Hama is located in Syria - some 120 mi or ( 193 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Time in Al Hashimiyah is now 09:50 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Bilhusayn al Wala, Zawr al Bustan, Tayyibat al Imam, Souran, and Khirbat as Sabilah. Being here already, consider visiting Bilhusayn al Wala . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Al Hashimiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Arab Castles and Water wheels Mikeandfi's photos around Hama, Syria (hama water wheels photos)

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Credi, c'est shawarma a Hama Worldkerros's photos around Hamah, Syria

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Hama - home of the waterwheel Jimsim's photos around Hamah, Syria (waterwheel pictures)

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The water wheels of Hama Gearoids's photos around Hamah, Syria (about water wheels of hama)

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Interesting facts about this location

Abu'l-Fida Mosque

The Abu'l-Fida Mosque is an Ayyubid-era mosque in Hama, Syria, located on the banks of the Orontes river. The mosque was erected by Abu'l-Fida in 1326.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.14 36.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Arabic architecture, Mosques in Hama

Norias of Hama

The Norias of Hama are a number of norias ("wheels of pots") along the Orontes River in the city of Hama, Syria. Only seventeen of the original norias remain. They are mostly unused now and serve an aesthetic purpose. They were called "the most splendid norias ever constructed. " The norias of Hama were submitted as a tentative World Heritage Site by the Syrian Arab Republic in June 1999.

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Located at 35.14 36.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Aqueducts in Syria, Buildings and structures in Hama, Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

Nur al-Din Mosque

The Nur Al-Din Mosque is a Zengid-era mosque in Hama, Syria, located on the banks of the Orontes river. The mosque was erected by Nur ad-Din Zangi in 1172. The square minaret, made of alternating bands of black basalt and yellow limestone, is the mosque's strongest feature. Inside the mosque, the intricately carved wooden minbar still stands as one of the oldest preserved testaments to Islamic history.

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Located at 35.13 36.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Arabic architecture, Buildings and structures completed in 1172, Mosques in Hama

Azm Palace (Hama)

The Azm Palace is an 18th-century Ottoman palace in Hama, Syria located at the center of the city on the banks of the Orontes River, about 400 meters south of the Hama Citadel. Ross Burns, author of Monuments of Syria, reportedly considers the Azm Palace to be "one of the loveliest Ottoman residential buildings in Syria."

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Located at 35.13 36.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Hama, Houses completed in 1742, Museums in Syria, Palaces in Syria

Hama

Hama (Hamāh Biblical Ḥamāth, is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located 213 kilometres north of Damascus and 46 kilometres north of Homs. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. With a population of 698,928, Hama is the fourth-largest city in Syria after Aleppo, Damascus and Homs. The city is renowned for its seventeen norias used for watering the gardens, which are locally claimed to date back to 1100 BC.

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Located at 35.13 36.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Ancient Persia, Aramaean cities, Canaanite cities, Cities in Syria, English heroic legends, Fertile Crescent, German heroic legends, Hama, History of Syria, History of the Germanic peoples, Hittite cities, Medieval legends, Old English poetry, People in Norse mythology and legends, Syro-Hittite states