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Hama

a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River: an early Hittite settlement; famous for its huge water wheels, used for irrigation since the Middle Ages. Pop.: 439 000 (2005 est.)
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His contact is [emailprotected]LIVESTOCK CULTURE: Whenever he sees the horrifying pictures of emaciated people and livestock during drought from the pastoralist areas, Churchill Amatha says he has always wondered why they continue to hold onto the animals instead of "slaughtering or selling them off when they are still strong to eat and keep the hunger at bay".
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His contact is [emailprotected]POTHOLED CITY: The problem of potholed roads is Nairobi is widespread, says Churchill Amatha, in response to Alice Wambui's cry about the appalling state of Lunga Lunga Road in Industrial Area.
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