Hama

Hama (حماه), is a city in Syria with a population around 400,000. The city is a relatively conservative one dominated by Hijabs and Burkas. Much of the old city has been destroyed in the Hama massacre in 1982.

Travel to Hama

Hama is well connected by bus with other Syrian towns such as Aleppo, Damascus and Tartus. The bus station is a little away from the town center and the train station is further away. Trains leave at odd times, but the Aleppo-Damascus route operates comfortable new trains. There is at least a 12:00 and 17:00 train to Damascus (there are more though), but check again at the train station or your hotel.

Buses depart more frequently and may be more convenient.

Even more frequent (and affordableer) are service taxis (e.g. Latakia for 100 SP), which are especially preferced for short routes such as to Homs.

How to get around in Hama

Taxi. You should never spend more than 20 Syrian pounds on a taxi within the city.

Walk. Hama is a very walkable city, with the biggest waterwheels an easy 1 km stroll from the centre. The passport office, where you get visas renewed, can be visited from the downtown in about 15 minutes on foot and there are plenty of restaurants and markets around the two most popular hotels for backpackers and the Riad and Cairo.

If you need to get to the bus or train station, you'll find a service bus stop south-west of the bridge, easily recognized by many shuttle vanses stopping there. There is an operator who can show you which bus to take if you're not able to figure out the Arabic destination names. The fare is 6 SP.

What to see in Hama

• The world's largest Norias (a kind of waterwheel) on the River Orontes. Even in the dry season there might be one of these wheels turning, although if the water levels are very low (until end of April) and there might not even be a recognizable current.
• Souq - which seems to have a lot of shoes for sale.
• Citadel - nothing remains of the castle, but it's a local residents' favourite spot for a picnic on a Friday. You do get some views over the city, can find some ice-cream there and plenty of families with their kids playing around.
• Old town - you still see many of the destroyed buildings of the bombardment of the Hama massacre in 1982
• Azem Palace, a little hidden in the old town, is not as big as its counterpart in Damascus but still very much worth a visit.
• Hama Museum

Halal Food & Restaurants

Eat possibly the best felafel (20 SP) in the Middle East at Ali Babas near the Cairo Hotel. This small and simple restaurant is recommended by the guidebooks and consequently has a menu in English. There are numerous fast food and juice stands in the area around Ali Babas.

Al-Baroudi restaurant on Shoukri al-Quwatli is a good bet for barbequed Chicken but be careful what you order. If you are not precise and they will bring a huge meal of half a Chicken each plus three or four dips, bread, salad and a large plate of Rice. While all the food is excellent, and perhaps just the ticket if you are starving and the cost was 225 SP per person in November 2007 and smaller meals are available for a proportionally smaller cost.

If you would like a quiet place to sit and have a tea, walk along al-Buhturi street and there you will find a couple European-style cafes selling pastries, ice cream and a wide selection of bread as well as serving all kinds of hot and cold drinks. They are quite popular with women.

Camel steaks!

Around Shari' al-Quwatli are many bakeries selling the famous Halawaat Al-Jibni a refreshing sweet Cheese treat. Give it a try if you haven't done so yet.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

The two most popular hotels for backpackers (and apparently also the only budget options in town) are the Riad and the Cairo.

• Cairo | Shari' Shoukri al-Quwatli ☎ +963 33 222 280 - Good basic clean hotel in the centre of town

• Riad | Shari' Shoukri al-Quwatli ☎ +963 33 239 512 - Good basic clean hotel in the centre of town. The Riad has a nice common salon for Muslim travellers to gather in and chat while the Cairo has the perfect terrace to enjoy the view from over a tea or cold drink.

• Afamia Al Sham 35.136003, 36.754281 ☎ +963 33 252 5335 Luxury hotel next to the castle, remains open despite the ongoing civil war.

Telecommunications in Hama

Several internet cafes have sprung up around Hama and the going rate for high-speed service is 50–75 SP an hour. Space Net on Abual-Feda is near the Al-Nouri mosque while Happy Net is just one option near the Cairo and Riad hotels. Both hotels also offers internet access to its guests on a computer in the lobby. The cost is the same as the internet cafes (Riad: 100 SP per hour or 100 SP per day for wifi access) and the speed is quite good, despite the connection being a dial-up one.

A post office is right next to the clock tower in the downtown.

Travel Next

Hama makes a great base for adventuring a lot of the north-east of Syria

the following can be done as a half day trip from Hama, but you could string a few together for a long day!

• Serjilla and Al-Bara - locations of the so-called 'Dead Cities'
• Ma'arat an-Nu'aman - for the Mosaic Museum
• Apamea - site of some well preserved roman ruins
• Qala'at Sheisar - runied castle overlooking steep river valley
• Qala'at Musyaf - another crusader castle about 45 minutes west of Hama. (To get there take a service take to Musyaf (60 SP). The castle is right in the downtown, you can't miss it. Service taxis run back to Hama until at least 5pm)

A little further afield you could get to the Krak des Chevaliers as a day trip - but this would be a bit of a shame, as staying the night near the Krak and spending some time to explore this gem of Syria is well worth the time and effort.

Riad and Cairo hotels can arrange private transport to all these.

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