Hama

[ hah-mah, hah-mah ]

noun

1. a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.

Hama

/ ˈhɑːmɑː /

noun

1. a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River: an early Hittite settlement; famous for its huge water wheels, used for irrigation since the Middle Ages. Pop: 439 000 (2005 est) Biblical nameHamath

Example Sentences

Sana cited a hospital director as saying that another 43 people were wounded in the attacks in the vicinity of Masyaf, in Hama province, on Sunday night.

From BBC

On Tuesday night, Mr Netanyahu’s office said he had told hostages’ families in Jerusalem that “the first thing is to eliminate Hama and achieve victory”.

From BBC

The prosecutor alleged that Hamo had participated in the division’s indiscriminate attacks on military and civilian targets in and around the Syrian cities of Homs and Hama.

From Seattle Times

In March, Swiss prosecutors indicted Rifat Assad, the president’s uncle and a former Syrian vice president, for allegedly ordering murder and torture more than four decades ago to crush a Muslim Brotherhood uprising in the city of Hama where thousands were killed.

From Seattle Times

The incident sparked international outrage and put Israel on the defensive about its conduct in its six-month-old war against Hama s.

From Seattle Times