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.
Wikipedia
  • Reservoir
  • …has a surface elevation of around 500 metres (1,620 feet)
  • 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”
    “Qattinah”

Villages in the Area

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5 km south of Lake Homs
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7 km south of Lake Homs

Lake Homs

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Latitude
34.63996° or 34° 38′ 24″ north
Longitude
36.56724° or 36° 34′ 2″ east
Open location code
8G6RJHQ8+XV
Geo­Names ID
165904
Wiki­data ID
Q6476202

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Homs” goes by many names.
بحيرة قطينةArabic
بحيرة قطينهArabic
بحيره قطينهArabic
Baḩrat ḨimşCebuano
Buḩayrat QaţţīnahCebuano
HomsCzech
Homské jezeroCzech
Meer van HomsDutch
Lac de HomsFrench
See von HomsGerman
Λίμνη ΧομςGreek
אגם חומסHebrew
Danau HomsIndonesian
HomssjøenNorwegian Nynorsk
دریاچه حمصPersian
Buhajrat KattinaPolish
Lacul HomsRomanian
QattinahRomanian
Бахрет-ХомсRussian
ХомсRussian
Baḩrat ḨimşSwedish
Buḩayrat QaţţīnahSwedish
Hattina GölüTurkish
Hattine GölüTurkish
Humus Baraj GölüTurkish
Humus GölüTurkish
Kattina GölüTurkish
Kattine GölüTurkish
Озеро ХомсUkrainian
ХомсUkrainian
Llyn HomsWelsh

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