Al-Hoz

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.
  • 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.

, 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 al-Houz to the northwest.

Village
Kafr Mousa is a village in central , administratively part of the , located south of . Nearby localities include Ghassaniya to the north, Damina al-Gharbiya to the east, to the southeast, to the south and al-Houz to the east. is situated 2½ km east of Al-Hoz.

Al-Hoz

Latitude
34.57416° or 34° 34′ 27″ north
Longitude
36.52094° or 36° 31′ 15″ east
Population
2,240
Open location code
8G6RHGFC+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 573532887
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q4702524
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Al-Hoz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الحوز (القصير)
  • Arabic: الحوز
  • Dutch: Al-Houz
  • Egyptian Arabic: الحوز
  • French: Al-Hoze
  • German: al-Hos
  • Hebrew: אל-חוז
  • Japanese: アル゠ホーズ
  • Korean: 알호즈
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Al-Houz
  • Persian: الحوز
  • Polish: Al-Hauz
  • Russian: Аль-Хоз
  • Russian: Эль-Хауз
  • Vietnamese: Al-Houz

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