Homs
Homs (Arabic: حمص Ḥimṣ) is the third largest city in Syria. It used to be called Emesa (Greek: Ἔμεσα, Emesa). It is the capital of both the Homs District, and the Homs Governorate. It has 652,609 people (2004). It is on the Orontes River.
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| Coordinates: 34°43′51″N 36°42′34″E / 34.73083°N 36.70944°ECoordinates: 34°43′51″N 36°42′34″E / 34.73083°N 36.70944°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Homs Governorate |
| District | Homs District |
| Settled | 2000 BCE |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ghassan Mustafa Abdul-Aal[1] |
| • President of City Council | Nadia Kseibi |
| Area | |
| • City | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 76 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 104 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 501 m (1,644 ft) |
| Population (2004 census[2]) | |
| • City | 652,609 |
| • Metro | 750,501 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.homscitycouncil.org.sy |
Homs is home to the Al-Baath University. The university is one of four major universities in Syria.
Homs has two football clubs. The Al-Karamah Sports Club was founded in 1928 and is one the oldest sports club in Syria.[3] The Al-Karamah Sports Club has won eight Syrian League titles, and eight Syrian Cup titles.[4] The second sports club of the city is Al-Wathba Sports Club. They started in 1937. The Khaled Ibn Al Walid Stadium has a 35,000-seat capacity. The stadium is home to both football clubs.[3][5]
Homs Media
The Emesa helmet found in the necropolis of Tell Abu Sabun. Its owner was likely buried in the first half of the 1st century AD
The Tomb of Sampsigeramus, photographed 1907; it may have been built in 78–79 by a relative of the Emesene dynasty
Coin minted by Macrinus in Emesa
The Emesa temple to the sun god El-Gabal, with the holy stone, on the reverse of this bronze coin by Roman usurper Uranius Antoninus
Silver vase from Emesa, decorated with busts of biblical figures (end of 6th century or beginning of 7th). Louvre Museum
The interior of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri
Mamluks chasing archers at the Homs Battle of 1281 (manuscript of La Fleur des histoires de la terre d'Orient, BnF, NAF 886, folio No. 27, verso)
Mamluks being chased by archers at the Homs Battle of 1299 (same manuscript, folio No. 31, verso)
18th-century illustration of Homs by Louis-François Cassas. The artist in the foreground is shown sketching the Citadel of Homs, surrounded by his guards and inquisitive locals
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References
- ↑ H. Zain/ H.Said / Al-Ibrahim (21 April 2011). President al-Assad Swears in Homs New Governor. http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/04/21/342677.htm. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ↑ "Homs city population". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Al-Karamah Sports Club". Welt Fussball Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
- ↑ Carter, 2004, p. 67.
- ↑ "Al-Wathba". Welt Fussball Archive. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
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