Qasr Abu Samrah

Place in Hama Governorate, Syria
Qasr Abu Samrah
قصر أبو سمرة
35°21′16″N 36°58′19″E / 35.35444°N 36.97194°E / 35.35444; 36.97194
Country Syria
GovernorateHama Governorate
DistrictHama
SubdistrictSuran
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total849
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Qasr Abu Samrah (Arabic: قصر أبو سمرة) is a village and archaeological site in Syria, administratively a part of the Hama District of the Hama Governorate, located 31 kilometers (19 mi) northeast of Hama city. Nearby localities include Zughba to the north, al-Tulaysiyah to northwest, al-Junaynah to the west, Fan al-Shamali and Qasr al-Makhram to the southwest, Duma to the southeast, and al-Hazim to the northeast.[2]

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qasr Abu Samrah had a population of 849 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Qasr Abu Samrah contains the ruins of a Byzantine-era tower and church, both of them not well-preserved. The church was built completely from basalt. One row of five columns, out of the original two, remains standing, large doorway of the structure.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "Qasr Abu Samrah - Wikimapia". Wikimapia.
  3. ^ Boulanger, 1966, p. 376.

Bibliography

  • Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.
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