Lake Homs

Lake Homs is a lake near , , fed by the . The Orontes is also the lake's main outflow. The lake is 15 km from the city of Homs, and spans over 60 km2.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: lake near Homs, Syria
  • Also known as: Bahr el Hoummouss”, “Bahr el Houmous”, “Baḩrat Qaţţīnah”, “Bahret Homs”, “Bahret Qattīne”, “Buḩayrat Ḩimş”, “Buhayrat Qattinah”, “Homs Lake”, “Lake Qattinah”, and “Qattinah

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Ghassaniyah and Damina al-Gharbiya.

Village
Al-Ghassaniya is a town in central , administratively part of the , located south of and just east of Lake Qattinah. Nearby localities include to the south, district capital 13 kilometers to the southeast, al-Buwaida al-Sharqiya to the east and to the northeast. is situated 5 km south of Lake Homs.

Village
Daminah al-Gharbiyah is a village in central , administratively part of the , located southwest of . Nearby localities include to the northeast, to the east, Daminah al-Sharqiyah to the southeast, to the south, and to the southwest and to the west. is situated 5 km southeast of Lake Homs.

Village
Kafr Mousa is a village in central , administratively part of the , located south of . Nearby localities include Ghassaniya to the north, Damina al-Gharbiya to the east, to the southeast, to the south and to the east. is situated 7 km south of Lake Homs.

Lake Homs

Latitude
34.63996° or 34° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
36.56724° or 36° 34′ 2″ east
Elevation
495 metres (1,624 feet)
Open location code
8G6RJHQ8+XV
Geo­Names ID
165904
Wiki­data ID
Q6476202
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Homs” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بحيرة قطينة
  • Arabic: بحيرة قطينه
  • Arabic: بحيره قطينه
  • Cebuano: Baḩrat Ḩimş
  • Cebuano: Buḩayrat Qaţţīnah
  • Czech: Homs
  • Czech: Homské jezero
  • Dutch: Meer van Homs
  • French: lac de Homs
  • French: Lac de Homs
  • German: See von Homs
  • Hebrew: אגם חומס
  • Indonesian: Danau Homs
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Homssjøen
  • Persian: دریاچه حمص
  • Polish: Buhajrat Kattina
  • Romanian: Lacul Homs
  • Romanian: Qattinah
  • Russian: Бахрет-Хомс
  • Russian: Хомс
  • Swedish: Baḩrat Ḩimş
  • Swedish: Buḩayrat Qaţţīnah
  • Turkish: Hattina Gölü
  • Turkish: Hattine Gölü
  • Turkish: Humus Baraj Gölü
  • Turkish: Humus Gölü
  • Turkish: Kattina Gölü
  • Turkish: Kattine Gölü
  • Ukrainian: Озеро Хомс
  • Ukrainian: Хомс
  • Welsh: Llyn Homs

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Homs”. Photo: Yvonnefm, CC BY-SA 3.0.