Homs District

Homs District is a district of the in central . The administrative centre is the city of . The district was split in 2010, when three sub-districts were separated to form the new Taldou District.
Wikipedia
  • Type: district of Syria
  • Description: district in Homs, Syria
  • Also known as: “Humus İlçesi”, “Minţaqat Ḩimş”, “Minţaqat Markaz Ḩimş”, “Qaḑā’ Ḩimş”, “حمص”, and “مركز حمص”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Shayrat Airbase.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is home to the Syrian Air Force 50th Air Brigade located in . is situated 4½ km south of Homs District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shayrat.

Village
is a village in central … is situated 6 km southeast of Homs District.

Homs District

Latitude
34.5294° or 34° 31′ 46″ north
Longitude
36.8951° or 36° 53′ 42″ east
Elevation
785 metres (2,575 feet)
Open location code
8G6RGVHW+Q2
Geo­Names ID
169576
Wiki­data ID
Q4115826
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Homs District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة حمص”
  • Arabic: “منطقة مركز حمص”
  • Armenian: “Հոմսի գավառ”
  • Belarusian: “раён Хомс”
  • Catalan: “districte d’Homs”
  • Cebuano: “Homs District”
  • Chinese: “霍姆斯區”
  • Estonian: “Homsi ringkond”
  • French: “district de Homs”
  • French: “District de Homs”
  • Georgian: “ჰომსის მინტაკა”
  • Greek: “Επαρχία της Χομς”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Homs”
  • Japanese: “ヒムシュ郡”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Homs Koān”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Homs-distriktet”
  • Persian: “منطقة حمص”
  • Persian: “منطقه حمص”
  • Polish: “Hims”
  • Russian: “район Хомс”
  • Russian: “Хомс”
  • Russian: “Центральный мантык Хомс”
  • Scots: “Homs Destrict”
  • Swedish: “Homs District”
  • Swedish: “Homs”
  • Turkish: “Humus”
  • Ukrainian: “Хомс (район)”
  • Ukrainian: “Хомс”
  • Urdu: “حمص ضلع”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al-Manzul and Ar Riqāmā.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Khirbat al Armal and Khirbat Umm Nayyāş al Qiblīyah.

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