Zabada
Zabada
زبادة Zubbudeh | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Zabada Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°04′08″N 36°48′34″E / 35.068915°N 36.809349°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hama |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 753 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C2979 |
Zabada (Arabic: زبادة; also transliterated Zabbudeh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zabada had a population of 753 in the 2004 census.[1]
History
[edit]Zabada is one of several villages on the al-A'la plateau to contain Byzantine-era remains, largely re-used in modern building constructions. Three basaltic lintels have been discovered in these remains with Greek inscriptions dating to 586, 590 and 592 CE.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Foss 1997, p. 233.
Bibliography
[edit]- Foss, Clive (1997). "Syria in Transition, A. D. 550–750: An Archaeological Approach". Dumbarton Oaks Papers. 51: 189–269. doi:10.2307/1291765.
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