Homs Camp
Homs camp is a Palestinian refugee camp within the city of Homs, Syria, and around 160 kilometers north of Damascus. As of 2002, the camp had a population of 13,825 inhabitants.- Type: Refugee camp
- Description: Palestinian refugee camp in Syria
- Also known as: “HomsCamp”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Homs station and Citadel of Homs.
Homs station
Railway station
Homs station is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km north of Homs Camp.
Citadel of Homs
Castle
Photo: Louis-François Cassas, Public domain.
The Citadel of Homs, also known as Homs Castle or Qalaat Homs, is a historic building now mostly ruined in Homs, Syria. The citadel was built on top of an ancient tell southwest of the Old City, with remains dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE. Citadel of Homs is situated 2 km north of Homs Camp.
Al-Atassi Mosque
Mosque
Photo: tammam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Al-Atassi Mosque, also known as the Great Al-Atassi Mosque, is a mosque in Homs, Syria. It is situated in a public park on the site of a former graveyard at the foot of the mound on which the remains of the citadel stand. Al-Atassi Mosque is situated 1½ km north of Homs Camp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Homs and Fairouzeh.
Homs
Photo: Bo yaser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Homs is the third largest city in Syria. Much of the city was destroyed or damaged during the Syrian civil war of 2011-2024, particularly during the Siege of Homs.
Fairouzeh
Town
Fairouzeh is a village 3 miles southeast of the city of Homs in Syria. Due to urban development in the area, Fairouzeh, like nearby Zaydal, is now considered one of Homs' suburbs. Fairouzeh is situated 4½ km east of Homs Camp.
Abil
Village
Abil is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 10 kilometers south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Nuqayrah and Kafr Aya to the north, Maskanah to the northeast, Judaydat al-Sharqiyah to the east, Shinshar to the southeast, Damina al-Sharqiyah to the south, al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah to the southwest and Qattinah to the west. Abil is situated 8 km south of Homs Camp.
Homs Camp
- Categories: refugee camp and Palestinian refugee camp
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Homs Camp” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مخيم حمص”
- Bengali: “হিমস শিবির”
- Dutch: “Homs Camp”
- French: “Camp palestinien de Homs”
- Hebrew: “מחנה הפליטים חומס”
- Persian: “اردوگاه حمص”
- Spanish: “Campamento de Homs”
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