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Homs

Administration
Full nameHoms
Official nameHoms
Native nameحمص
Other nameHims
CountrySyria
GovernorateHoms Governorate
DistrictHoms District
Settled2000 BC
Government
GovernorMohammed Iyad Ghazal
President of City CouncilNadia Kseibi
Geography
Total Area18.5 sq mi (48 km2)
Urban Area29.3 sq mi (76 km2)
Metro Area40.1 sq mi (104 km2)
Elevation1643.7 ft (501 m)
Demography
Total Population720000 (2009)
Metro (pop.)1250650
Other information
Time zoneEET (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+2)
Area code31|31

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Homs or Hims ( , Homs or Ḥims; previously Greek: Ἔμεσα, Emesa) is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is 501 m (1643.7 ft) above sea level and is located 162 km (100.7 mi) north of Damascus. Located on the Orontes River, Homs is also the central link between the interior cities and the Mediterranean coast.

Homs did not emerge into the light of history until the 1st century BC at the time of Seleucids. It later became the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Emesani dynasty who gave the city its name. Originally a pagan center of worship for the Sun god El-Gabal, it later gained importance in Christianity under the Byzantines. It 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. It began to decline under the Ottomans and only in the 19th century did the city regain its economic importance when its cotton industry boomed.

Today, Homs is a major industrial center in Syria, and with a population of 1,500,000, it is the third largest city in the country. Its population reflects Syria's general religious diversity, composed mostly of Arabic-speaking Sunni Muslims, with a Christian minority. The city boasts a number of historic mosques and churches and is near the Krak des Chevaliers, a world heritage site.

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The Lede: Increased Security Seen in Video From Syria - New York Times (blog) Tweet this news
New York Times (blog)--In phone calls on Thursday, residents of Damascus, the Syrian capital, and -Homs-, Syria's third-largest city, described stepped-up security. Videos posted online by Syrian activists on Thursday seemed to show some of those pre - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:23:58 GMT+00:00
Syrian forces deploy Homs after 21 protesters are killed - Jerusalem Post Tweet this news
Jerusalem Post--By REUTERS AMMAN - Plain clothes security forces toting AK-47s deployed in -Homs- overnight, a witness said on Thursday, as the central Syrian city defied a crackdown following the killing of 21 pro-democracy protesters this week. ... - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:51:43 GMT+00:00
Syria witness: 'Unprovoked shooting' at protest in Homs - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Syrian security forces have opened fire on protesters in the country's third-largest city, -Homs-, after hundreds of people occupied a central square on Monday, vowing to stay until the president was ousted. It is not yet clear how many peo - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:31:28 GMT+00:00
Ghassan Abdul-Aal as new Homs Governor - Day Press News Tweet this news
Day Press News--159 appointing Ghassan Mustafa Abdul-Aal as -Homs- Governor. About incidents in -Homs-, SANA said that group of saboteurs on Tuesday morning attacked Khaled bin al-Walid mosque in -Homs-, breaking the main door in a bid to seize the mosque - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:42:07 GMT+00:00
Syria protesters killed in Homs - Aljazeera.net Tweet this news
Aljazeera.net--Syrian security forces have killed at least 17 pro-democracy protesters in the city of -Homs-, rights activists have said. The killings on Sunday night come as anti-government demonstrations continued across the country. Al Jazeera's c - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:03:28 GMT+00:00
Syrian protesters shot dead in Homs - American Banking News Tweet this news
American Banking News--Defiant protests continue in the western Syrian city of -Homs-, as three more protesters are reportedly shot dead by security forces. If you are a new American Banking & Market News reader, we would like to welcome you to ou - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:09:04 GMT+00:00
VIDEO: More Syria protesters 'shot dead' - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Another eight protesters have been reportedly shot dead in the Syrian city of -Homs- as demonstrations against the government continue. In an effort to appease protesters, the authorities have lifted a 50-year-old national emergency law, but lar - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:13:22 GMT+00:00
Syrian authorities arrest opposition figure - phillyBurbs.com Tweet this news
phillyBurbs.com--STR In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired by the AP, taken Monday April 18, 2011, Syrians pray in Clock Square in the center of the city of -Homs-, Syria. Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammun - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:11:52 GMT+00:00
ANOTHER NIGHT OF VIOLENCE IN HOMS, SYRIA - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia Tweet this news
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia--(AGI) Damascus - Violence erupted in -Homs-, in the north of Syria for the second night in a row, as security forces opened fire on about twenty thousand protesters who had gathered in the main square. Tents had been raised i - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:12:04 GMT+00:00
UPI NewsTrack TopNews - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com---HOMS-, Syria, April 19 (UPI) -- The Syrian Cabinet Tuesday approved a draft decree that would end the country's decades-long state of emergency, the country's media reported. The Cabinet also issued an order mandating citizens to obtai - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:01:09 GMT+00:00

Climate :
Year Population
12th century ~7,000
1785 ~2,000
1860s 15,000-20,000
1907 ~65,000
1932 65,000
1960 136,000
1978 306,000
1981 346,871
1994 540,133
2005 (estimate) 750,000
2008 (estimate) 823,000

Cities of Syria

Governorate capitalsAleppo * Damascus * Daraa * Deir ez-Zor * Hama * Al-Hasakah * Hims * Idlib * Latakia * Quneitra * Ar-Raqqah * As-Suwayda * Tartus
District capitals'Ayn al-'Arab * Abu Kamal * Afrin * Al-Bab * Al-Haffah * Al-Malikiyah * Al-Mukharram * Al-Qamishli * Al-Qusayr * Al-Qutayfah * Al-Nabk * Arihah * Al-Rastan * Al-Safirah * Al-Sanamayn * Al-Suqaylabiyah * Ash-Shaykh Badr * Al-Tall * Al-Thawrah * A'zāz * Baniyas * Darayya * Duma * Duraykish * Fiq * Harem * Afrin * Jableh * Jableh * Jarabulus * Jisr ash-Shugur * Ma'arrat al-Numan * Manbij * Al-Qutayfah * Al-Nabk * Arihah * Al-Rastan * Al-Safirah * Al-Sanamayn * Al-Suqaylabiyah * Masyaf * Mayadin * Mhardeh * Qardaha * Palmyra * Ra's al-'Ayn * Safita * Salamiyah * Salkhad * Shahba * Tal Abyad * Talkalakh * Yabrud * Zabadani
OthersAl-Darbasiyah * Al-Hajar al-Aswad * Binnish * Bosra * Dair Atiah * Harasta * Jaramanah * Kafr Nabl * Khan Shaykhun * Ma'arrat Misrin * Nawa * Salqin * Saraqib * Saidnaya



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