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Kafat Destination Guide

Touring Kafat in Syria

Kafat in the region of Hama is located in Syria - some 113 mi or ( 182 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kafat

Time in Kafat is now 08:06 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Salim at Tahtani, Zighrin, Usaylah, Ramliyah, and Qaramish. Being here already, consider visiting Salim at Tahtani . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kafat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Halawat al-Giben friandise de la ville d'Hama en Syrie

4:35 min by sedsad22
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on assiste à l'élaboration de ce dessert fourré de labneh et glacée de sirop... ..

On the road in Syria

1:02 min by Brnoot
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Reminiscences of traveling thru Syria, with sound bites of a touristic promotion film ..


Tishreen's fans in Hamah against Talia club 16-10-2009

0:34 min by Hicham hasan
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Tishreen's fans in Hamah against Talia club 16-10-2009 جمهور تشرين حماه مع الطليعة ..

BAKERS IN DAMASCO'S SUK - FORNAI NEL SUK DI HAMA E DAMASCO - دمشق (رويترز)

2:16 min by cesitabs
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NEI SUK DI HAMA E DAMASCO IN SIRIA ECCO LA LAVORAZIONE DELLA FARINA IN DUE MODI DIVERSI. IN THE DAMASCO'S SUK-MARKET YOU CAN SEE THE BAKERS DURING THE WORK. فرن في أسواق دمشق ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Chmemis Castle

Chmemis Castle is located at 5 km northwest of Salamiyah city in Syria, on an isolated mountain, which is part of the mountain range of al-Ola. The first construction dates back to the Chmemisgram family princes who ruled the city of Homs in late Hellenistic and early Roman period. This fortress has survived until the Persians had destroyed and burnt like all the fortifications in the Middle East that they took. The castle was rebuilt by the Ayyubid Cherkouh.

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Located at 35.04 37.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: World Heritage Sites in Syria

Royal family of Emesa

The royal family of Emesa, also known as the Emesani Dynasty or the Sempsigerami of Emesa, sometimes known as The Sampsiceramids were a ruling Roman client dynasty of priest-kings in Emesa, Syria Province. They can be viewed both as Arameans and Arabs.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.04 37.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Homs, Roman Syria, Royal Family of Emesa, Royal families, Rulers of Syria

Shmemis

Shmemis also ash-Shmemis, ash-Shmamis) is a castle located 5 km north west of Salamiyah and 30 km south east from Hama. The castle was first built, on top of an extinct volcano, in the 1st century BC by Sampsiceramus I, the first Priest King of the Royal family of Emesa. Most of the original structure was subsequently destroyed by an earthquake. It was later destroyed by the Persian king Khosrau II in AD 613. It was rebuilt in AD 1229 by Assad ud-Din Shirkoh, an Ayyubid governor of Homs.

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Located at 35.04 37.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Homs Governorate, Castles in Syria, Roman Syria, Royal Family of Emesa

Azm Palace (Hama)

The Azm Palace is an 18th-century Ottoman palace in Hama, Syria located at the center of the city on the banks of the Orontes River, about 400 meters south of the Hama Citadel. Ross Burns, author of Monuments of Syria, reportedly considers the Azm Palace to be "one of the loveliest Ottoman residential buildings in Syria."

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Located at 35.13 36.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Hama, Houses completed in 1742, Museums in Syria, Palaces in Syria

Norias of Hama

The Norias of Hama are a number of norias ("wheels of pots") along the Orontes River in the city of Hama, Syria. Only seventeen of the original norias remain. They are mostly unused now and serve an aesthetic purpose. They were called "the most splendid norias ever constructed. " The norias of Hama were submitted as a tentative World Heritage Site by the Syrian Arab Republic in June 1999.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.14 36.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Aqueducts in Syria, Buildings and structures in Hama, Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List