Al-Zaafaraniyah (Arabic: الزعفرانية, also spelled al-Za'afaranah) is a village in the northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located...
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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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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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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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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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Al-Qusayr (Arabic: القصير, romanized: al-Quṣayr, Levantine pronunciation: [elʔʊˈsˤeːɾ], Literary Arabic: [alqʊˈsˤeːr, alqʊˈsˤɑjr]) is a city in western...
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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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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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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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Palmyra (section Al Fadl principality)
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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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-Qaryatayn (Arabic: ٱلْقَرْيَتَين, Syriac: ܩܪܝܬܝܢ), also spelled Karyatayn, Qaratin or Cariatein, is a town in central Syria, administratively part of...
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Jusiyah al-Amar (Arabic: جوسية العمار), or simply Jusiyah, is a Syrian village located in Al-Qusayr District, Homs, near the border of Lebanon. According...
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Al-Husn (Arabic: الحصن, also spelled al-Hisn) is a large village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of...
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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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under the leadership of Aq Sunqur al-Hajib. 1149 – The Mosul-based Zengids under Nur al-Din captured the city. 1154 – Al-Idrisi mentioned that Homs was populous...
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Situated on the M5 Highway between Homs and Damascus, nearby localities include al-Qusayr and Rableh to the northwest, Shamsin and Jandar to the north, Dardaghan...
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Al-Shuwayhid (Arabic: شواهد, also spelled al-Shuwaihed) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria...
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Deir Ful (category Populated places in al-Rastan District)
include al-Rastan to the west, al-Zaafaraniyah to the southwest, al-Mishirfeh and Ayn al-Niser to the south, Danibah and Khunayfis to the east, Izz al-Din...
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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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Khirbet Tin Mahmoud (redirect from Khirbet al-Tin Mahmud)
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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district center al-Rastan to the west, Ghor al-Assi to the north (opposite side of the Orontes), Izz al-Din to the west and al-Zaafaraniyah to the south...
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Al-Zurzuriyah (Arabic: الزرزورية) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of...
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include Ghor al-Assi, Murayj al-Durr and al-Rastan to the west, Deir Ful and al-Zaafaraniyah to the southwest, al-Mishirfeh and Ayn al-Niser to the south...
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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-Juwaykhat (Arabic: الجويخات) is a village in Syria in the Homs District, Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Juwaykhat...
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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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Mahin, Syria (section Battle of Al-Qaryatayn)
situated on an oasis in the Syrian Desert, between Sadad to the west and al-Qaryatayn to the east, adjacent to the ancient village of Huwwarin. According...
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west, Kafr Mousa and al-Ghassaniyah to the northwest, Daminah al-Gharbiyah to the north, al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah and Daminah al-Sharqiyah to the northeast...
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Maksar al-Hisan (Arabic: مكسر الحصان) is a village in northern Syria located east of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau...
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