Middle East
Syria
Homs Governorate

Al Ḩawz

Al Ḩawz is a locality in , . Al Ḩawz is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Hoz and Kadesh.

Village
Al-Houz is a village in central , administratively part of the , located southwest of . Situated at the southern edge of Lake Qattinah, nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the southwest, and to the southeast, to the east and al-Ghassaniya to the northeast.

, or Qadesh, was an ancient city of the on or near the headwaters or a ford of the . It was of some importance during the Late Bronze Age and is mentioned in the Amarna letters.

Village
, is a village in central , administratively part of the , located southwest of . Nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the southwest, to the southeast, to the east, and al-Ghassaniya to the north and to the northwest.

Al Ḩawz

Latitude
34.57389° or 34° 34′ 26″ north
Longitude
36.52121° or 36° 31′ 16″ east
Elevation
504 metres (1,654 feet)
Open location code
8G6RHGFC+HF
Geo­Names ID
173794
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In Other Languages

“Al Ḩawz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الحوز”

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