1157 Hama earthquake
The 1157 Hama earthquake occurred on 12 August after a year of foreshocks. Its name was taken from the city of Hama, in west-central Syria (then under the Seljuk rule), where the most casualties were sustained. In eastern Syria, near the Euphrates, the quake destroyed the predecessor of the citadel Al-Rahba, subsequently rebuilt on the same strategic site. The earthquake also affected Christian monasteries and churches in the vicinity of Jerusalem.
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1157 Hama earthquake
The 1157 Hama earthquake occurred on 12 August after a year of foreshocks. Its name was taken from the city of Hama, in west-central Syria (then under the Seljuk rule), where the most casualties were sustained. In eastern Syria, near the Euphrates, the quake destroyed the predecessor of the citadel Al-Rahba, subsequently rebuilt on the same strategic site. The earthquake also affected Christian monasteries and churches in the vicinity of Jerusalem.
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The 1157 Hama earthquake occur ...... in the vicinity of Jerusalem.
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زلزال حماة 1157 وقع بالقرب من ...... قدر عدد الضحايا بعشرات الآلاف.
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1157-08-12
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The 1157 Hama earthquake occur ...... in the vicinity of Jerusalem.
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زلزال حماة 1157 وقع بالقرب من ...... قدر عدد الضحايا بعشرات الآلاف.
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1157 Hama earthquake
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زلزال حماة 1157
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