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Ḥamāh, also spelled Hama, and formerly called Hamath, is the capital of the province of the same name in Sūriyya (Syria) and a modern city of more than 500 thousand residents.1 It is famous for its waterwheels of watering pots along the 'Āṣi (Orontes) River.
Ḥamāh and its waterwheels (norias) on the 'Āṣi (Orontes) River