Homs Governorate

Ḥimṣ / حمص Homs
The location of the province in Syria
Basic data
Country	Syria
Capital	Homs
surface	42,223 km²
Residents	1,763,000 (2010)
density	42 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	SY-HI
Districts in Homs Governorate

Coordinates: 34 ° 21 '  N , 38 ° 19'  E

Homs ( Arabic محافظة حمص, DMG Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ ) is one of the 14 Syrian governorates and is located in the center of the country. Around 1,763,000 people live in an area of ​​42,223 km² (2010 estimate). The capital of the governorate is Homs .

Districts

The governorate is divided into seven districts (Mintaqa):

District	Places (main place in bold)
Al-Dar al-Kabirah	Al-Dar al-Kabirah, Al-Gasbiea
al-Kusseir	Kusseir , Shinshar
ar-Rastan	Rastan , Tell Bisa,
Homs	Hisyah, al-Qaryatain
Tadmur	Palmyra , as-Sukhna
Taldou	Kafr Laha, al-Qabu, Taldou
Tell Kalach	Hadidah, al-Hawash, Marmarita , al-Nasirah, Tell Kalach

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