Hama is a city in west-central Syria, previously known as Hamath.

Hama or Hamath (or variants) may refer to:

Places

In the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa), the name with its many variations (Hamma(h), Ham(m)at, etc.) is usually indicative for the presence of hot springs, as it stands for hot water in Semitic languages.

Middle East

In alphabetical order, by complete name.

• Al-Hamah, a village in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria

Al-Hamma, Tiberias, a depopulated Palestinian Arab village

• Hamat Gader, hot springs and archaeological site at the site of Al-Hamma

• Emmaus, town mentioned in the New Testament; name derived from Hamma or Hammat

• Hamat, a village in Lebanon

• Hamat Tiberias, archaeological site at ancient town, Israel

• Hamath-zobah, ancient place or kingdom in Aram

• Mevo Hama, Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights

• Tell el-Hammeh, tell on the West Bank

• Tell Hammeh, tell in Jordan

North Africa

• El Hamma, town in Tunisia

El Hamma, Khenchela, town in Algeria

• El Hamma District, Algeria

• Hamma, Algeria - town and commune

Other places

• Abbotsham, English village, recorded in the Domesday Book as Hama

People

• Hama (queen) (died between 783 and 773 BCE), Assyrian queen

• Hama (Yuan dynasty) (died 1356), government official

• Hama bar Bisa (3rd century), Talmud rabbi

• Hama bar Hanina (3rd century), Talmud rabbi

• Hama bar Ukva (), Talmud rabbi

• Chisaki Hama (born 1988), a Japanese model, actress, and singer

• Fumie Hama (born 1939), Japanese speed skater

• Larry Hama (born 1949), an American writer, artist, actor and musician

• , Japanese footballer

• , Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Háma, a warrior in Germanic heroic poetry and legends

• Hama, a character in Avatar: The Last Airbender (season 3) episode 48

• Hama, a character in Kousoku Sentai Turboranger

• Háma, Captain of King Théoden's Guard in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Two Towers.

Science and technology

• Human anti-mouse antibody (HAMA)

• Apache Hama, a software project

Other uses

• Hama (company), a German manufacturer

• Hama Yumi, a sacred bow used in 1103 CE in Japan

• Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (1956) (HAMA)

See also

• Battle of Hamath, or Battle of Hama

• Battle of Hama (disambiguation)

• Hama massacre (disambiguation)

• Hamas (disambiguation), a Palestinian Sunni-Islamist fundamentalist organization