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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Example Sentences

Government and rebel forces also clashed in another part of the northwest near the government town of Saraqeb, while government forces shelled the outskirts of two villages in Hama province, the Observatory reported.

From Reuters

In April 2021, the group carried out a similar attack, abducting 19 people, mostly civilians, in the eastern countryside of the central city of Hama.

From BBC

State media reported that the government had also declared areas worst affected by the quake, Lattakia, Hama, Aleppo and Idlib, disaster zones and would set up a rehabilitation fund.

From Reuters

El-Mostafa Benlamlih, the top U.N. aid official in Syria, said 10.9 million people had been affected by the catastrophe in the northwestern governorates of Hama, Latakia, Idlib, Aleppo and Tartus.

From Reuters

In Syria, people were killed as far south as Hama, 250 km from the epicentre.

From Reuters