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However, the protests are continuing and Hama is one of the places where the government
has avowed to “crack down on civil unrest”.
Apamea was a so-called treasure city and studdepot of the Seleucid kings. Records show
that over 500 elephants, 30,000 mares and 300 stallions were stabled at the location. The
city flourished largely because of its strategic position at the crossroads for eastern com-
merce, becoming one of the four cities of
