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====Hamath in the Bible====
The few [[Bible|Biblical]] reports state that Hamath was the capital of a [[Canaan]]ite kingdom (Genesis 10:18; 2 Kings 23:33; 25:21), whose king congratulated [[King David]] on his victory over [[Hadadezer bar Rehob|Hadadezer]], king of [[Zobah]] (2 Samuel 8:9-11; 1 Chronicles 18:9-11). In
Assyria's defeat of Hamath made a profound impression on [[Isaiah]].<ref>Isaiah 10:9</ref> The prophet [[Amos (prophet)|Amos]] also named the town "Hamath the Great".<ref>Amos 6:2</ref> Indeed, the name appears to stem from [[Phoenician language|Phoenician]] ''khamat'', "fort."<ref>Room, Adrian. ''Placenames of the World''. London: MacFarland and Company, Inc., 1997.</ref>
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Political insurgency by Sunni Islamic groups, particularly the [[Muslim Brotherhood]], occurred in the city, which was reputed as a stronghold of conservative Sunni Islam. As early as the spring of 1964, Hama became the epicenter of an [[1964 Hama riot|uprising]] by conservative forces, encouraged by speeches from mosque preachers, denouncing the policies of the Ba'ath. The Syrian government sent tanks and troops into the quarters of Hama's old city to put down the insurrection.<ref name="DSA164"/>
In the early 1980s, Hama had emerged as a major source of opposition to the Ba'ath government during the Sunni armed [[Islamic uprising in Syria|Islamist uprising]], which had begun in 1976. The city was a focal point for bloody events in the [[April 1981 Hama massacre|1981 massacre]] and the most notable [[1982 Hama massacre]].<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Larbi Sadiki]] |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/07/201173113293285318.html |title=In Syria, the government is the real rebel – Opinion |publisher=Al Jazeera English |accessdate=2011-07-31}}</ref> The most serious insurrection of the [[Islamic uprising in Syria|Syrian Islamic uprising]] happened in Hama during February 1982, when Government forces, led by the president's brother, [[Rifaat al-Assad]], quelled the [[Hama massacre|revolt]] in Hama with very harsh means.<ref>[http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=38546 ]{{dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref> Tanks and artillery shelled the neighbourhoods held by the insurgents indiscriminately, and government forces are alleged to have executed thousands of prisoners and civilian residents after subduing the revolt, which became known as the [[Hama massacre]]. The story is suppressed and regarded as highly sensitive in Syria.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--[if IE 6]> <![endif]--> |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/07/09/156879.html |title=English.alarabiya.net |publisher=English.alarabiya.net |date=9 July 2011 |accessdate=2011-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714075113/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/07/09/156879.html |archive-date=14 July 2011 |dead-url=yes
==Climate==
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| title = Hama Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
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|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (extremes 1956–2004, and humidity 1973–1993)<ref name = DWD>
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| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_400300_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Hama / Syrien
| work = Baseline climate means (
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = German
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[[File:Hama-RomanOrthodoxChurch.jpg|thumb|A [[Greek Orthodox]] church.]]
According to Josiah C. Russel, during the 12th century, Hama had a population of 6,750.<ref>Shatzmiller, 1994, p.59.</ref> James Reilly accounts the historical population as:
In 1932, while Hama was under the French Mandate, there were approximately 50,000 residents. In the 1960 census, there were 110,000 inhabitants. The population continued to rise, reaching 180,000 in 1978 and 273,000 in 1994.<ref>Wincler, 1998, p.72.</ref> The infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births in the [[Hama Governorate]] was 99.4.<ref>Wincler, 1998, p.44.</ref> A 2005 estimate had Hama's population at around 325,000 inhabitants.<ref name="DSA162"/>
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