Wikipedia / Hama (disambiguation)
Wikipedia / Hama (disambiguation)
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
See also
Battle of Hamath, or Battle of Hama
Hamas (disambiguation), a Palestinian Sunni-Islamist fundamentalist organization