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Hama is a city in west-central Syria, previously known as Hamath.
Hama or Hamath (or variants) may refer to:
Places
In the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa), the name with its many variations (Hamma(h), Ham(m)at, etc.) is usually indicative for the presence of hot springs, as it stands for hot water in Semitic languages.
Middle East
In alphabetical order, by complete name.
- Al-Hamah, a village in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
- Al-Hamma, Tiberias, a depopulated Palestinian Arab village
- Hamat Gader, hot springs and archaeological site at the site of Al-Hamma
- Emmaus, town mentioned in the New Testament; name derived from Hamma or Hammat
- Hamat, a village in Lebanon
- Hamat Tiberias, archaeological site at ancient town, Israel
- Hamath-zobah, ancient place or kingdom in Aram
- Mevo Hama, Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights
- Tell el-Hammeh, tell on the West Bank
- Tell Hammeh, tell in Jordan
North Africa
Other places
- Abbotsham, English village, recorded in the Domesday Book as Hama
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