Hama

geographical name

Ha·​ma ˈhä-ˌmä How to pronounce Hama (audio)
variants or Hamah or biblical Hamath
ˈhā-ˌmath How to pronounce Hama (audio)
city on the Orontes River in western Syria population 313,000

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