Al-Hoz
Al-Houz is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Situated at the southern edge of Lake Qattinah, nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the southwest, Arjoun and al-Qusayr to the southeast, Kafr Mousa to the east and al-Ghassaniya to the northeast.- Type: Village with 2,240 residents
- Description: village in Syria
- Also known as: “Al-Houz”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kadesh and Arjoun.
Kadesh
Kadesh, or Qadesh, was an ancient city of the Levant on or near the headwaters or a ford of the Orontes River. It was of some importance during the Late Bronze Age and is mentioned in the Amarna letters.Arjoun
Village
Arjoun, is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the southwest, al-Qusayr to the southeast, al-Dabaah to the east, Kafr Mousa and al-Ghassaniya to the north and al-Houz to the northwest.
Kafr Musa
Village
Kafr Mousa is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located south of Homs. Nearby localities include Ghassaniya to the north, Damina al-Gharbiya to the east, al-Qusayr to the southeast, Arjoun to the south and al-Houz to the east. Kafr Musa is situated 2½ km east of Al-Hoz.
Al-Hoz
- Categories: populated place in Syria and locality
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.57416° or 34° 34′ 27″ northLongitude
36.52094° or 36° 31′ 15″ eastPopulation
2,240Open location code
8G6RHGFC+M9OpenStreetMap ID
node 573532887OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q4702524
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