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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Homs station and Al Nuri Great Mosque.
Al Nuri Great Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Mosque
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
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” and “حي بابا عمرو”
- Category: locality
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.71095° or 34° 42′ 39″ north
Longitude
36.69085° or 36° 41′ 27″ east
Population
100,000
Open location code
8G6RPM6R+98
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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