Homs Governorate
Homs Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة حمص <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. Its capital is Homs.
مُحافظة حمص | |
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Coordinates (Homs): 34°18′N 38°18′E / 34.3°N 38.3°ECoordinates: 34°18′N 38°18′E / 34.3°N 38.3°E | |
Country | Syria |
Capital | Homs |
Manatiq (Districts) | 7 |
Government | |
• Governor | Talal Barazi |
Area | |
• Total | 42,223 km2 (16,302 sq mi) |
Estimates range between 42,223 km² and 42,226 km² | |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,803,000 |
• Density | 42.702/km2 (110.60/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SY-HO |
Main language(s) | Arabic |
Homs Governorate Media
The town of Al-Huwash in Talkalakh District