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Al-A'la Plateau
The al-A'la plateau, or Jabal al-A'la () is a plateau in central Syria, which rises east of the city of Hama, on the western fringes of the Syrian steppe. The plateau contains numerous villages with Byzantine-era inscriptions, found in the remains of mostly 6th-century homes, towers and churches. In the late 18th century, the region became a haven and area of settlement for the Mawali and other Bedouin tribes. Alawites began to settle in the area as well in the early 20th century. Geography The al-A'la is a plateau which rises close to the city of Hama's eastern outskirts, and west of Salamiyah, and on the western margin of the Syrian steppe. It is roughly triangular in shape, measuring about in breadth and in length. It is the southernmost (and geographically detached) area of the basaltic rolling hill country which continues northward around to Jabal al-Hass. The plateau is generally steep on all sides though its east side gently slopes into the desert. The plateau is gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, the east and southeast, Jordan to Jordan–Syria border, the south, and Israel and Lebanon to Lebanon–Syria border, the southwest. It is a republic under Syrian transitional government, a transitional government and comprises Governorates of Syria, 14 governorates. Damascus is the capital and largest city. With a population of 25 million across an area of , it is the List of countries and dependencies by population, 57th-most populous and List of countries and dependencies by area, 87th-largest country. The name "Syria" historically referred to a Syria (region), wider region. The modern state encompasses the sites of several ancient kingdoms and empires, including the Eblan civilization. Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuba, Hama
Tuba () is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Salamiyah District of the Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tuba had a population of 262 in the 2004 census. History Tuba is the largest of several Byzantine-era villages on the al-A'la plateau east of Hama, which prospered during the reign of Justinian Justinian I (, ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565. His reign was marked by the ambitious but only partly realized ''renovatio imperii'', or "restoration of the Empire". This ambition was ... () and the late 6th century. Among the ruins in Tuba was a church dated to 582 CE, as evidenced by an inscribed basaltic lintel. The village also contained a defensive tower and several houses, at least one of which dated to 573. References Bibliography * Archaeological sites in Hama Governorate Populated places in Salamiyah District {{HamaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umm Tuweineh
Umm Tuweineh () is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Salamiyah District of the Hama Governorate Hama Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥamā'') is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is situated in western-central Syria, bordering Idlib Governorate, Idlib and Aleppo Governorates to the north, Raqqa Gove .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Umm Tuweineh had a population of 566 in the 2004 census. References {{Hama Governorate, salamiyah Populated places in Salamiyah District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Anz
Al-Anz () is a Syrian hamlet located in al-Hamraa Subdistrict in Hama District Hama District ( ') is a district ( mantiqah) administratively belonging to Hama Governorate, Syria. At the time of the 2023 Census, it had a population of 1,054,000 Its administrative centre is the city of Hama. It is now controlled by the Syrian .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Anz had a population of 146 in the 2004 census. References Populated places in Hama District {{HamaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halban, Hama
Halban () is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Salamiyah District of the Hama Governorate, located about north of Salamiyah. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Halban had a population of 653 in the 2004 census. History Byzantine period Halban is one of several Byzantine-era villages in the al-A'la plateau east of Hama. It contains considerable remains, mainly basaltic building blocks reused in more modern constructions. Several basaltic lintels with Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ... inscriptions were found in the village during archaeological expeditions in 1904–1905. The earliest dated to 362 CE. Another inscription dated to 534. On the east side of Halban, facing the desert steppe, stood a defensive tower wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabada
Zabada (; also transliterated Zabbudeh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zabada had a population of 753 in the 2004 census. History Zabada is one of several villages on the al-A'la plateau to contain Byzantine-era remains, largely re-used in modern building constructions. Three basaltic lintel A lintel or lintol is a type of beam (a horizontal structural element) that spans openings such as portals, doors, windows and fireplaces. It can be a decorative architectural element, or a combined ornamented/structural item. In the case ...s have been discovered in these remains with Greek inscriptions dating to 586, 590 and 592 CE. References Bibliography * Populated places in Hama District {{HamaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Kasun
Ali Kasun (), also known as Sheikh Ali Kassoun, is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Salamiyah District of the Hama Governorate. It is located east of Hama and north of Salamiyah in the al-A'la plateau. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ali Kasun had a population of 1,336 in the 2004 census. The village is named after a religious figure, Sheikh Ali Kasun, whose ''maqam Maqam, makam, maqaam or maqām (plural maqāmāt) may refer to: Musical structures * Arabic maqam, melodic modes in traditional Arabic music ** Iraqi maqam, a genre of Arabic maqam music found in Iraq * Persian maqam, a notion in Persian clas ...'' (shrine) is located on a hilltop ( above sea level) overlooking the village. History The Sheikh Ali Kassoun Municipality was established in 1989 to administer the village. The municipality also incorporates the neighboring villages of Umm Tuweineh, Tamak, Tell Dahab, Tirad, Nawa, Sabba, al-Lahuna al-Shamaliya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell Dahab, Hama
Tell Dahab () is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Salamiyah District of Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tell Dahab had a population of 660 in the 2004 census. History Tell Dahab is one of several villages on the al-A'la plateau to contain Byzantine-era ruins. Greek inscriptions found on basalt lintels in the village date to 470, 489, 570 and 589 CE. In 1838, Tell Dahab's inhabitants were noted to be predominantly Sunni Muslims.Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p179/ref> On 1 February 2025, as part of increasing violence against ethnic and religious minorities shortly after the fall of the Assad regime, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (also known as SOHR; ), founded in May 2006, is a United Kingdom-based information office whose stated aim is to document human rights abuses in Syria; since 2011 it has focused on the Syrian Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
