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    Hama, Ancient Epiphania, is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It's history is dating back to the Chalcolithic period circa 4000 BC. The city is renowned for its seventeen norias used for watering the gardens, which are locally claimed to date back to 1100 BC. The Norias of Hama were added to UNESCO tentative list in 1999.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Norias of Hama.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Elevation: 294 m

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    Hama


    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    1999

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    Fourth Millennium BC


    Bronze Age

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments


     

     

     

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