Hama

American  

[hah-mah, hah-mah] / ˈhɑ mɑ, hɑˈmɑ /

noun

1. a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.

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Hama British  

/ ˈhɑːmɑː /

noun

1. Biblical name: Hamath.  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: 439 000 (2005 est)

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Hama

A particularly important group comes from the Syrian city of Hama, first explored by a Danish expedition in the 1930s.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

According to Arbøll, these Hama texts are especially rare because very few similar examples have been found from that region and time period.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

Yet the plan still faces significant questions over whether Hama, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, will fully disarm, as it committed to do in the cease-fire that Trump first brokered late last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

The wheat fields outside Seqalbia, near the Syrian city of Hama, should be golden and heavy with grain.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025

So when Harry got a job as a mechanic with the Hama Hama Logging Company out on the Hood Canal—a half day’s journey west of Seattle by car and ferry—joe had to leave too.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown