Hama Gallery

Citadel of Masyaf, Syria XAWF04839

Masyaf Castle, Hama Governorate, Syria. Famously the Medieval headquarters of Rashid ad-Din Sinan, the "Old Man of the Mountains", leader of the Hashashshin Sect (Assassins). This was also the capital of the Nizari Emirate in the 12th and 13th centuries CE. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd; date uncertain, probably 1950s

© Historic England Archive

Hama, Syria, Bridge over Orontes River and Giant Waterwheels

Hama, Syria - Great Bridge over the El-Assi (Orontes) River and the Giant waterwheels. The city is renowned for these seventeen 'norias', which locals claim date back to 1100 BC. Though historically used for purpose of irrigation of the ornamental gardens, the norias exist today as an almost entirely aesthetic traditional show. Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Hama Syria - Great Bridge over the El-Assi River

Hama, Syria - Great Bridge over the El-Assi (Orontes) River and the Giant waterwheels. The city is renowned for these seventeen 'norias', which locals claim date back to 1100 BC. Though historically used for purpose of irrigation of the ornamental gardens, the norias exist today as an almost entirely aesthetic traditional show. Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection