Hama
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Hama is a major city in west-central Syria, historically known for its ancient waterwheels (norias) on the Orontes River and its role as an important agricultural and industrial center.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hama canonical | 22 |
| Hama norias | 1 |
| Hama tell | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| agriculturalProducts |
cereals
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ vegetables ⓘ |
| climateType | Mediterranean-influenced semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| countryCapitalType | governorate capital ⓘ |
| elevationFeature | situated in the Orontes River valley ⓘ |
| governorate | Hama Governorate ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
market town for surrounding rural areas ⓘ regional trade center ⓘ |
| hasHeritageElement | traditional norias on the Orontes River ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
ancient city of Hamath mentioned in historical sources
ⓘ
important urban center in central Syria ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Hama
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hama norias
old city along the Orontes ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
road connections to Aleppo
ⓘ
road connections to Damascus ⓘ road connections to Homs ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Epiphania
ⓘ
Hamath ⓘ |
| industrialActivities |
food processing
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Hama Governorate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural production
ⓘ
ancient waterwheels ⓘ industrial production ⓘ norias ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
western Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
west-central Syria
|
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Hama Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| locatedInSubregion | Middle East ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Orontes River ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| partOf | Hama District ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSector |
agriculture
ⓘ
industry ⓘ |
| riverFeature | series of large wooden waterwheels ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Orontes River ⓘ |
| urbanType | major Syrian city ⓘ |
| waterManagementFeature | norias used historically for irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hama norias
subject surface form:
Western Syria
subject surface form:
Bilad al-Sham
this entity surface form:
Hama tell