Zabada

Zabada زبادة Zubbudeh
Village
Zabada Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°04′08″N36°48′34″E / 35.068915°N 36.809349°E / 35.068915; 36.809349
Country	Syria
Governorate	Hama
District	Hama
Subdistrict	Hama
Population  (2004)
• Total	753
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode	C2979

Zabada (Arabic : زبادة; also transliterated Zabbudeh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zabada had a population of 753 in the 2004 census. ^[1]

History

Zabada is one of several villages on the al-A'la plateau to contain Byzantine-era remains, largely re-used in modern building constructions. Three basaltic lintels have been discovered in these remains with Greek inscriptions dating to 586, 590 and 592 CE. ^[2]

References

1. "General Census of Population 2004" . Retrieved 2014-07-10.
2. 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.