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.[3]
Qasr Abu Samrah
قصر أبو سمرة | |
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  Qasr Abu Samrah | |
| Coordinates: 35°21′16″N 36°58′19″E / 35.35444°N 36.97194°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama Governorate |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Suran |
| Control |  Syrian Salvation Government[1] |
| Population (2004)[2] | |
• Total | 849 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qasr Abu Samrah had a population of 849 in the 2004 census.[2] 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.[4]
On 2 December 2024, the opposition forces captured the town after the SAF abandoned their posts in order to retreat into Hama.
References
edit- ^ "After a violent attack by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and the factions.. Fierce battles in the northern and eastern countryside of Hama, coinciding with air strikes and intensive artillery shelling" (in Arabic). SOHR. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "Qasr Abu Samrah - Wikimapia". Wikimapia.
- ^ Boulanger, 1966, p. 376.
Bibliography
edit- Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.
