Hama (syr)

Hama

Hama ranks 2,434th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vadodara, Kashan, and Wallasey. Memorable people born in Hama include Adib Shishakli, Evagrius Scholasticus, and Akram al-Hawrani. Memorable people who died in Hama include Al-Adil Kitbugha, Cambyses II, and Abu'l-Fida. Hama has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians. Hama is located in Syria.

Hama is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located 213 kilometres (132 mi) north of Damascus and 46 km (29 mi) north of Homs. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. With a population of 996,000, Hama is one of the four largest cities in Syria, with Damascus, Aleppo and Homs, Also notably being the only Governorate with no land borders with any foreign countries, Hama is also known for its Cheese-making tradition, notably reflected in a signature local dessert Halawet el Jibn. Read more on Wikipedia