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Citadel of Hama
قلعة حماة
Tell rising above the Orontes bearing the layered remains of Hama's ancient citadel — occupied from the Neolithic through the Ottoman age.
Norias of Hama (Waterwheels)
نواعير حماة
The great wooden waterwheels of Hama, turning on the Orontes since the Middle Ages to lift water into stone aqueducts; seventeen survive, groaning day and night.