Bab `Umar
Bab `Umar is a neighborhood in Homs Governorate, Syria and has about 100,000 residents. Bab `Umar is situated nearby to the neighborhood المساكن الغربية, as well as near حي الشمسينة.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Homs station and Al Nuri Great Mosque.
Al Nuri Great Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri also called al-Nouri Mosque, is a mosque in Homs, Syria. It is situated off ash-Shouhada street, adjacent to the city's historical roofed souqs. Al Nuri Great Mosque is situated 3 km northeast of Bab `Umar.
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.
The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque is a mosque in Homs, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square. The mosque is dedicated to Khalid ibn al-Walid, an Arab military commander who led the Muslim conquest of Syria in the 7th century following the decisive Battle of Yarmouk, which put an end to Byzantine rule in Syria. Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque is situated 3½ km northeast of Bab `Umar.
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 6 km east of Bab `Umar.
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 Bab `Umar.
Bab `Umar
- Type: Neighborhood with 100,000 residents
- Also known as: “Bab Aamro, Bab Amar, Bab Omar, Baba Amro, Bâb Aamro, Bāb `Umar”
- Category: locality
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.71095° or 34° 42′ 39″ northLongitude
36.69085° or 36° 41′ 27″ eastPopulation
100,000Open location code
8G6RPM6R+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 572549534OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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