Saint George's Cathedral, Hama

Hama

A restaurant in Hama. Hama is a city on the Orontes in central Syria, famous for its giant wooden norias (waterwheels) that have lifted water from the river for centuries; it also has the Azm Palace and old souqs.

Hama

The Great Mosque of Hama stands on the site of a Roman temple and later a church, and became a mosque after the Muslim conquest. Most of it was destroyed in 1982; the Directorate of Antiquities rebuilt it to its old design, finishing in 2001.

Hama

A historic mosque in Hama. Hama is a city on the Orontes in central Syria, famous for its giant wooden norias (waterwheels) that have lifted water from the river for centuries; it also has the Azm Palace and old souqs.

Hama

Hama Citadel is an ancient mound in the heart of the city on the bank of the Orontes; excavations revealed layers of settlement going back to the Neolithic, and today it is a public park overlooking Hama.

Hama

The al-Muhammadiyya noria is the largest waterwheel in Hama, built in 1361 in Mamluk times and about 21 m across; it lifted water from the Orontes into a stone channel that carried it to the Great Mosque.

Hama

A restaurant in Hama. Hama is a city on the Orontes in central Syria, famous for its giant wooden norias (waterwheels) that have lifted water from the river for centuries; it also has the Azm Palace and old souqs.