• Al-Dabaah (Arabic: الضبعة, also spelled Daba'a) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs...
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  • south, Jandar further to the east, al-Dabaah to the northeast, Arjoun to the northwest and Aqrabiyah to the west. Al-Qusayr has an altitude of 540 meters...
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    when it was also known as the Sanjak of Homs. Homs Palmyra Al-Mukharram Talkalakh Al-Rastan Al-Qusayr The governorate is divided into seven districts, known...
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  • located southeast of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qusayr and al-Dabaah to the southwest, Damina al-Sharqiya to the southeast, Shinshar to the east and...
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    Wadi al-Nasara (Arabic: وادي النصارى / ALA-LC: Wādī an-Naṣārá, which both mean "Valley of Christians") is an area in western Syria that administratively...
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    Bab al-Sebaa, al-Mreijeh, al-Adawiyya, al-Nezha, Akrama and beyond them lay the Karm al-Loz, Karm al-Zaytoun, Wadi al-Dhahab, al-Shamas, Masaken al-Idikhar...
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    Dhabī : al-Majmaʻ al-Thaqāfī. OCLC 4771042475. al-Ziriklī, Khayr al-Dīn (2002) [1927]. al-Aʻlām : qāmūs tarājim li-ashhar al-rijāl wa-al-nisāʼ min al-ʻArab...
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    Qatna (redirect from Al Mashrafah)
    Qatna (modern: Arabic: تل المشرفة, Tell al-Mishrifeh; also Tell Misrife or Tell Mishrifeh) was an ancient city located in Homs Governorate, Syria. Its...
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  • northeast, al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah to the east, Daminah al-Sharqiyah to the southeast, al-Dabaah to the south, Arjoun and al-Houz to the southwest and al-Ghassaniyah...
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    Talbiseh and al-Ghantu to the south, al-Zaafaraniyah and al-Mashrafah to the southeast, Murayj al-Durr to the northeast, Tumin to the north, Deir al-Fardis...
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  • Al-Bayadah (Arabic: البياضة, sometimes spelled Al-Bayada or Bayyada) is a quarter of Homs, the capital of Homs Governorate. In 2004 it had a population...
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  • Al-Naqirah (Arabic: النقيرة, also spelled al-Nuqayrah) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located south of Homs...
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  • Al-Mukharram (Arabic: المخرم), also known as Mukharram al-Fawqani (Arabic: المخرم الفوقاني; also spelled Makhem Fuqani or Mkhurem Fouqani) is a small...
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  • Al-Tayba (Arabic: الطيبة, also spelled Tayyiba or Tayibah) is a village in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. It is located...
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    Al-Hawash (Arabic: الحواش / ALA-LC: al-Ḥwāsh) is a Greek Orthodox Christians town in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Homs Governorate...
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  • Al-Kadir (Arabic: الكدير, also spelled al-Kader) is a village in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. It is located in the Syrian...
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    (population as of 2004): Tadmur Subdistrict (ناحية تدمر): population 55,062. Al-Sukhnah Subdistrct (ناحية السخنة): population 21,880. "2004 Census Data"....
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  • Jubb al-Shami (Arabic: جب الشامي) is a hamlet east of Homs. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), its population was 35 in 2004. The inhabitants...
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  • Fatim al-Amuq (Arabic: فطيم عرنوق, also spelled Futtaim al-Arnouk) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, east of...
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  • Uyun al-Wadi (Arabic: عيون الوادي, also spelled Oyoun Alwadi) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. It is located...
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  • Al-Houz (Arabic: الحوز, also spelled al-Huz) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs....
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  • include Kafr Mousa to the south, district capital al-Qusayr 13 kilometers to the southeast, al-Buwaida al-Sharqiya to the east and Qattinah to the northeast...
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    nearest localities include Arak to the east, Al-Sukhnah further to the northeast, Tiyas to the west and al-Qaryatayn to the southwest. Palmyra is the administrative...
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  • Governorate, east of Homs. Nearby localities include Khirbet al-Sawda to the northeast, al-Ghor al-Gharbiya to the north, Shin to the west and Khirbet Tin...
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  • of Mahin to its south and lies between the towns of Sadad to the west and al-Qaryatayn to the east. Its inhabitants are predominantly Muslims. Huwwarin...
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  • A Tale of Two Syrian Villages: Part two. Al-Jazeera English (AJE). 2011-10-26. What happened in Houla?. Al Jazeera English. 2012-01-16. Douwes, 2000...
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    Ain al-Barda (Arabic: عين الباردة; ALA-LC: ‘Ayn al-Bārdah, which means "cold spring") is a village in Syria, located 55 kilometres west of Homs and 200...
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    Akkari, Syria (redirect from Al Akkari)
    Al-'Akkari (Arabic: عكاري) is a town in northwestern Syria administratively belonging to the Homs Governorate just north of the border with Lebanon and...
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  • al-Bayda (Arabic: البيضة; also spelled Beida; also known as al-Bayda al-Sharqiyah) is a village in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate...
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  • Al-Thabitiyah (Arabic: الثابتية) is a village in the Homs Governorate in central Syria, just east of Homs. Nearby localities include Fairouzeh to the west...
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