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