Qasr Abu Samrah

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]

Qasr Abu Samrah

قصر أبو سمرة
Qasr Abu Samrah
Coordinates: 35°21′16″N 36°58′19″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHama Governorate
DistrictHama
SubdistrictSuran
Population
 (2004)[1]
  Total849
Time zoneUTC+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.[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. 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.

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