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Homs

Homs (/hɔːms/;Arabic: حمص‎ / ALA-LC: Ḥimṣ), previously known as Emesa (Greek: Ἔμεσα Emesa), is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is 501 metres (1,644 ft) above sea level and is located 162 kilometres (101 mi) north of Damascus. Located on the Orontes River, Homs is also the central link between the interior cities and the Mediterranean coast.

Previous to the Syrian war, Homs was a major industrial centre, and with a population of at least 652,609 people in 2004, it was the third largest city in Syria after Aleppo to the north and the capital Damascus to the south. Its population reflects Syria's general religious diversity, composed mostly of Arabic-speaking Sunni Muslims and Alawite and Christian minorities. There are a number of historic mosques and churches in the city, and it is close to the Krak des Chevaliers castle, a world heritage site.

Homs did not emerge into the historical record until the 1st century BCE at the time of the Seleucids. It later became the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Emesani dynasty who gave the city its name. Originally a center of worship for the sun god El-Gabal, it later gained importance in Christianity under the Byzantines. Homs was conquered by the Muslims in the 7th century and made capital of a district that bore its current name. Throughout the Islamic era, Muslim dynasties contending for control of Syria sought after Homs due to the city's strategic position in the area. Homs began to decline under the Ottomans and only in the 19th century did the city regain its economic importance when its cotton industry boomed. During French Mandate rule, the city became a center of insurrection and, after independence in 1946, a center of Baathist resistance to the first Syrian governments.

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Remains of destruction at schools of al-Houla region of Homs countryside by bombardment of the ...

Syrian Arab News Agency 22 Apr 2025

Homs, SANA- Remains of destruction at the schools of al- Houla region of Homs countryside by the bombardment of the ousted regime. ( photos ) ....

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70 families return to Homs from Zoghra Camp

Syrian Arab News Agency 20 Apr 2025

Homs, SANA-The al-Wathba Sports Club administration welcomed 70 displaced families from Homs residing in Zoghra Camp near Jarabulus at its headquarters today, as this was part of the Caravan of Glory initiative launched by the club last week.

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Homs commemorates the 14th anniversary of the first sit-in at the New Clock Square

Syrian Arab News Agency 19 Apr 2025

Homs, SANA- Citizens of Homs commemorated on Friday the anniversary of the first ...

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Returnees to al-Qusayr settle on rubble of their homes

Enab Baladi 18 Apr 2025

... in southern Homs governorate since 2013 ... The fall of the ousted regime allowed residents to return to the city of al-Qusayr in southern Homs amidst Syria, after years of displacement since 2013.

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The ghosts of Khaldiyeh, a Homs neighbourhood devastated by Syria’s war

The Irish Times 14 Apr 2025

This is where a single father and his nine children have made their home, beside the famous 13th-century Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque in Homs, Syria’s third-largest city.

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Homs City Council takes steps to revitalize historic markets, restore commercial activity

Syrian Arab News Agency 14 Apr 2025

Homs, SANA – The Homs City Council has implemented a set of measures to revitalize historic markets and bring back commercial activity to the city center, aiming to stimulate the economic wheel.

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Bitchute 11 Apr 2025

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In Homs, efforts to rebuild but trauma haunts the streets

The Irish Times 11 Apr 2025

On a shopping street close to the famous Homs Clock Tower, a small, elderly man is peering at socks hanging in a window, decorated with misshapen faces of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and his relatives.

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SBMS launches a medical relief campaign titled a “Smile of Freedom” is in Homs

Syrian Arab News Agency 10 Apr 2025

Tamam al-Boushi Adi, said in a statement to a SANA reporter that the initiative came on the occasion of liberation and victory, and it is expected to serve about 300 patients from Homs.

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Oil and gas slowly flowing into Syria

Enab Baladi 09 Apr 2025

The Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources in Syria, Ghiyath Diab, during an inspection visit to the Homs Refinery and the Syrian Phosphate and Mines Company in the province – March 23, 2025 (Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources).

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Health Minister at Homs Recovery Conference: ministry’s priorities to qualify medical cadres, provide modern equipment

Syrian Arab News Agency 08 Apr 2025

Homs, SANA- Health Minister Dr. Musab al-Ali inaugurated Homs Recovery Center clinic for psychological support in the Governorate Health Directorate ... said in a speech during Homs Recovery Conference.

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Health Ministry, MedGlobal organization launch Homs Recovery Conference

Syrian Arab News Agency 07 Apr 2025

Homs, SANA – Under the auspices of the Health Ministry, “Homs Recovery Conference”, organized by MedGlobal Organization International, in partnership with the Homs Doctors Syndicate, began at the Safir Hotel in Homs.

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Volunteer campaign to improve environmental and aesthetic conditions in al-Qarabis, Homs

Syrian Arab News Agency 07 Apr 2025

Homs, SANA- The Mawasem Development Foundation, in cooperation with the Clean Environment Foundation and the Directorate of Sanitation in Homs, launched a new volunteer campaign Sunday aimed at ...

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A Woman Judge in Homs: On Law, Dignity, and the Unwritten Future of a Nation

The Syrian Observer 07 Apr 2025

Each morning, as I cross the threshold of the Justice Palace in Homs, I am greeted by a new banner draped above the gate ... On the 6th of December last year, opposition forces entered Homs, and two days later, the regime fell.

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Turkey Left Fuming After Israel Demolishes Key Military Bases in Syria

The Algemeiner 06 Apr 2025

Photo. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ... The Israeli strikes the T4 and Palmyra air bases in Syria’s Homs province and the main airport in Hama province ... Strikes at T4 “destroyed the runway, tower, hangars and the planes that were grounded ... .

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Remains of destruction at schools of al-Houla region of Homs countryside by bombardment of the ...

70 families return to Homs from Zoghra Camp

Homs commemorates the 14th anniversary of the first sit-in at the New Clock Square

Returnees to al-Qusayr settle on rubble of their homes

The ghosts of Khaldiyeh, a Homs neighbourhood devastated by Syria’s war

Homs City Council takes steps to revitalize historic markets, restore commercial activity

dan de 20 so hom nay

In Homs, efforts to rebuild but trauma haunts the streets

SBMS launches a medical relief campaign titled a “Smile of Freedom” is in Homs

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Health Minister at Homs Recovery Conference: ministry’s priorities to qualify medical cadres, provide modern equipment

Health Ministry, MedGlobal organization launch Homs Recovery Conference

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