Qasr Abu Samrah
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Qasr Abu Samrah قصر أبو سمرة |
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 Qasr Abu Samrah
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| Coordinates: 35°21′16″N 36°58′19″E / 35.35444°N 36.97194°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Hama Governorate |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Suran |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 849 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Qasr Abu Samrah (Arabic: قصر أبو سمرة) is a village and archaeological site in Syria, administratively a part of the Hama District of the Hama Governorate, located 31 kilometers (19 mi) northeast of Hama city. Nearby localities include Zughba to the north, al-Tulaysiyah to northwest, al-Junaynah to the west, Fan al-Shamali and Qasr al-Makhram to the southwest, Duma to the southeast, and al-Hazim to the northeast.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qasr Abu Samrah had a population of 849 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Qasr Abu Samrah contains the ruins of a Byzantine-era tower and church, both of them not well-preserved. The church was built completely from basalt. One row of five columns, out of the original two, remains standing,large doorway of the structure.
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