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Afamiya
Apamea (, ''Apameia''; ), on the right bank of the Orontes River, was an ancient Greek and Roman city. It was the capital of Apamene under the Macedonians, became the capital and Metropolitan Archbishopric of late Roman province Syria Secunda, again in the crusader period. Amongst the impressive ancient remains, the site includes the Great Colonnade which ran for nearly making it among the longest in the Roman world and the Roman Theatre, one of the largest surviving theatres of the Roman Empire with an estimated seating capacity in excess of 20,000. The site lies on the edge of the modern town of Qalaat al-Madiq, about to the northwest of Hama, Syria, overlooking the Ghab valley. History Hellenistic era After the conquest of the region by Alexander the Great and the subsequent wars between his generals, and according to the new interpretation of a new historical and iconographic source for Hellenistic history, a mosaic of Apamea discovered in 2011, proposed by O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalaat Al-Madiq
Qalaat al-Madiq ( also spelled Kal'at al-Mudik or Qal'at al-Mudiq; also known as Afamiyya or Famiyyah) is a town and medieval fortress in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. It is situated in the al-Ghab plain, on the eastern bank of the Orontes River. Nearby localities include the district center al-Suqaylabiyah to the south, Breij, Syria, Bureij and Karnaz to the southeast, Kafr Nabudah to the east, Al-Hawash, Hama, al-Huwash to the north, Huwayjah al-Sallah and Shathah to the northwest and Al-Tuwayni and Ennab to the west. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria), Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qalaat al-Madiq had a population of 12,925 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center and second largest locality in the Qalaat al-Madiq ''nahiyah'' ("subdistrict") which consisted of 40 localities with a collective population of 85,597 in 2004. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hama Governorate
Hama Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥamā'') is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is situated in western-central Syria, bordering Idlib Governorate, Idlib and Aleppo Governorates to the north, Raqqa Governorate to the east, Homs Governorate to the south, and Tartus Governorate, Tartus and Latakia Governorate to the west. It is the only Governorate (excluding Damascus Governorate, Damascus) that does not border a foreign country. Measures of its area vary from 8,844km2 to 8,883km2, with its capital being the city of Hama. History Archaeological sites * Abu Qubays, Syria, Al Qubays – medieval castle * Apamea, Syria, Apamea – Graeco-Roman city * Bourzey castle – Byzantine castle * Masyaf Castle – medieval castle * Shmemis – Ayyubid castle * Tell Salhab, Tell Asharneh – possible site of Bronze Age Tunip * Tell Qarqur – ancient settlement Modern Syria Hama has historically been a centre of opposition to the Assad regime, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Colonnade At Apamea
The Great Colonnade at Apamea was the main colonnaded avenue of the ancient city of Apamea, Syria, Apamea in the Orontes River valley in northwestern Syria. Originally a seleucid colonnade, it was rebuilt in the second century CE after Apamea's devastation in the 115 Antioch earthquake, 115 earthquake. The avenue, which runs for nearly , made up the city's north-south axis, or the ''cardo maximus''. The monumental colonnade is among the longest and most famous in the Roman Empire, Roman world. Overview The original Seleucid Empire, Hellenistic colonnade was devastated, along with the rest of Apamea, Syria, Apamea, in the 115 Antioch earthquake, 115 earthquake. Reconstruction started immediately under the Roman Empire, Romans, and over the course of the second century the city was completely rebuilt, starting with the Great Colonnade. The colonnade was aligned along the north-south axis, making up the city's ''cardo maximus'' under the Romans. Starting at the city's north gate, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
