21 Aug, 2019
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Tuba, Hama
Tuba (Arabic: الطوبة, romanized: al-Ṭūbā) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Salamiyah District of the Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tuba had a population of 262 in the 2004 census.
History
Tuba is the largest of several Byzantine-era villages on the al-A'la plateau east of Hama, which prospered during the reign of Justinian (r. 527–565) and the late 6th century. Among the ruins in Tuba was a church dated to 582 CE, as evidenced by an inscribed basaltic lintel. The village also contained a defensive tower and several houses, at least one of which dated to 573.
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Foss 1997, p. 233.
Bibliography
- 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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