Hama

Hama (ancient Hamath; Arabic: حماة‎, meaning fortress) is a city on the banks of the Orontes river in central Syria north of Damascus. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate.

Hama is popular for it's 17 norias; have a look at them when passing the town, they are awsome!

Hitchhiking out
When traveling from Aleppo towards Damascus, one has two options for passing Hama:
 * The road directly through the city; you can choose to have a stop in town and try hitchhiking inbetween, but taxi's could be annoying. Anyway most traffic passing this city takes this way
 * The bypass east of Hama; Most trucks are using this road, but not many normal cars. So if you prefer trucks, take this road, otherwise, make your way through the city.



isin: Syria