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Hama Governorate, Syriai
Regional Level Types
Hama GovernorateGovernorate
SyriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ḩamāh460,602 (2015)
As Salamīyah94,887 (2013)
Maşyāf32,262 (2012)
Souran30,716 (2013)
Ţayyibat al Imām29,259 (2012)
Ḩalfāyā23,403 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
155842
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:155842:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
حماة, سوريا
French:
Hama, Syrie
German:
Hama, Syrien
Italian:
governatorato di Hama, Siria
Russian:
Хама, Сирия
Simplified Chinese:
哈馬省, 叙利亚
Spanish:
Hama, Siria
Aramaic:
ܚܡܬ
Armenian:
Համայի մարզ, Սիրիա
Asturian:
Gobernación d'Hama, Siria
Azeri:
Həma mühafazası, Suriya
Basque:
Hama eskualdea, Siria
Bengali:
হামা গভর্নোরেট, সিরিয়া
Bulgarian:
Хама, Сирия
Catalan:
governació d'Hama, República Àrab Siriana
Cebuano:
Hama Governorate, Siria
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پارێزگای حەما
Czech:
Hamá, Sýrie
Danish:
Hama Governorate, Syrien
Dutch:
Hama, Syrië
Esperanto:
Gubernio Hama, Sirio
Farsi/Persian:
حمات, سوریه
Finnish:
Haman maakunta, Syyria
Georgian:
ჰამის მუჰაფაზა, სირია
Greek:
Κυβερνείο Χάμα, Συρία
Gujarati:
હમા ગવર્નોરેટ, સિરિયા
Hebrew:
חמה , סוריה
Hindi:
हमा प्रान्त, सीरिया
Hungarian:
Hamá kormányzóság, Szíria
Icelandic:
Hamahérað, Sýrland
Indonesian:
Kegubernuran Hama, Suriah
Japanese:
ハマー県, シリア
Kannada:
ಹಮಾ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಸಿರಿಯಾ
Korean:
하마주, 시리아
Latvian:
Hamas muhāfaza, Sīrija
Lithuanian:
Hamos muchafaza, Sirija
Malay:
Hama Governorate, Syria
Marathi:
हमा गव्हर्नोरेट, सीरिया
Mazanderani:
حماه, سوریه
Norwegian:
Hama , Syria
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Hama guvernement, Syria
Polish:
Hama, Syria
Portuguese:
Hama, Síria
Romanian:
Guvernoratul Hama, Siria
Scots:
Hama Govrenorate, Sirie
Serbian:
Хама , Сирија
Sinhalese:
හමා පළාත, සිරියාව
South Azerbaijani:
حماه, سوریه
Swedish:
Hamah , Syrien
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Ҳамоҳ, Сурия
Tamil:
ஹமா கோவெர்னோரே, சிரியா
Telugu:
హమా గవర్నరేట్, సిరియా
Thai:
เขตผู้ว่าการฮะมาฮ์, ประเทศซีเรีย
Traditional Chinese:
哈馬省, 敘利亞
Turkish:
Hama, Suriye
Ukrainian:
Хама, Сирія
Urdu:
حماہ, سوریہ
Vietnamese:
Hama, Syria
Western Punjabi:
حماہ, شام


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences21
Youngest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.78 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Latamne210.781 - 0.126 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Canis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Arvicola
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Arvicola0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Lagurodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Lagurus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Apodemus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Apodemus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Camelus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Praemegaceros
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Praemegaceros0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Bison priscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bison : Bison priscus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Meriones
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Meriones0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Stephanorhinus hemitoechus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Stephanorhinus : Stephanorhinus hemitoechus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Cyprinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Cypriniformes : Cyprinidae0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Barbus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Cypriniformes : Cyprinidae : Barbus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Antilopini
tribe
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Antilopini0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Giraffa camelopardalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Giraffa : Giraffa camelopardalis0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Mammuthus trogontherii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : Mammuthus trogontherii0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Stegodon trigonocephalus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Stegodontidae : Stegodon : Stegodon trigonocephalus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Hippopotamus behemoth
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : Hippopotamus behemoth0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Crocuta crocuta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Crocuta : Crocuta crocuta0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Bos primigenius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos : Bos primigenius0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Crocidura suaveolens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Crocidura : Crocidura suaveolens0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Governorate
Wikidata ID:Q232355
GeoNames ID:170015

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

African PlateTectonic Plate
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)

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