Village in Hama, Syria
Al-Hamraa الحمراء Al-Hamra |
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Village |
35°18′56″N 37°5′14″E / 35.31556°N 37.08722°E / 35.31556; 37.08722 |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | Hama |
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District | Hama |
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Subdistrict | al-Hamraa |
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Population (2004) |
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• Total | 1,783 |
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Al-Hamraa (Arabic: الحمراء, also spelled al-Hamra) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northeast of Hama. Nearby localities include Jubb al-Othman to the northeast, Abu al-Thuhur to the north, Fan al-Shamali to the west, Maar Shahhur to the southwest, Salamiyah to the south and Sabburah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Hamraa had a population of 1,783 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative centre and second-largest locality of the al-Hamraa nahiyah ("subdistrict"), which consisted of 44 localities with a collective population of 32,604 in 2004.[1]
In 1838 al-Hamraa was classified as a khirba ("temporal village") in the District of Salamiyah.[2] It is situated near the Qasr ibn Wardan palace.
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 178
Bibliography
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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Hirbnafsah Subdistrict | |
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Suran Subdistrict | |
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Hamraa Subdistrict | |
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Tell Salhab Subdistrict | |
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Qalaat al-Madiq Subdistrict | |
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Masyaf Subdistrict | |
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Awj Subdistrict | |
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Ayn Halaqim Subdistrict | |
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Jubb Ramlah Subdistrict | |
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Wadi al-Uyun Subdistrict | |
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Mahardah Subdistrict | |
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Kafr Zita Subdistrict | |
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Karnaz Subdistrict | |
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Salamiyah Subdistrict | |
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Barri Subdistrict | |
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Sabburah Subdistrict | |
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Uqayribat Subdistrict | |
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Saan Subdistrict | |
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