Hass حَاسٌّ | |
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Town | |
  Hass Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°37′1″N36°35′43″E / 35.61694°N 36.59528°E /35.61694; 36.59528 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Maarrat al-Nu'man |
| Subdistrict | Kafr Nabl |
| Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 9,595 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Hass (Arabic:حَاسٌّ,romanized: Ḥāss) is a town in northwesternSyria, administratively part of theMa'arrat al-Numan District of theIdlib Governorate. The town has an altitude of 630 meters above sea level. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, Hass had a population of 9,595 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlySunni Muslims.[2]
Nearby localities includeKafr Nabl to the west,Hish to the south,Kafr Ruma andMaarrat al-Numan to the east, andal-Bara to the north. Hass is well known for its olive groves, and is surrounded by historical sites, including some of the most importantDead Cities, such asSerjilla, Shanshrah, andal-Bara andKafr Nabl.[2]
Hass itself contains a medieval-eramosque and ruins. It is also immediately northwest of the site of a 6th-century CEByzantine tomb. The tomb consists of two levels with a pyramid-shaped roof and is held up byCorinthian columns.[2]
Hass is also near the site of an ancient dead city, known today as Khirbet Hass. The site contains the scattered ruins of sixRoman and Byzantine-era churches and a large municipal hall with a rectangular courtyard with borders made ofDoric columns. Among the churches, is one that measured 65 ft by 43.5 ft (itsnave making up nearly half of the width). The church floor was marked by amosaic depictingpeacocks.[2]
