Homs

Summary

Homs is a big city^[1]. Homs has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Homs is located in Homs Subdistrict^[3].
• Homs is in the country of Syria^[4].
• Homs's instance of is recorded as big city^[5].
• Homs's instance of is recorded as tell^[6].
• Homs's instance of is recorded as populated place in Syria^[7].
• Homs's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kayseri^[8].
• Homs's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yazd^[9].
• Homs's twinned administrative body is recorded as Belo Horizonte^[10].
• Homs's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aksaray^[11].
• Homs's Commons category is recorded as Homs^[12].
• Homs's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[13].
• Homs's local dialing code is recorded as 031^[14].
• 2000 BC marks the founding of Homs^[15].
• Homs's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.733333333333, 'lon': 36.716666666667}^[16].
• Homs's significant event is recorded as Siege of Northern Homs^[17].
• Homs's significant event is recorded as Siege of Homs^[18].
• Homs's significant event is recorded as Siege of Emesa^[19].
• Homs's official website is recorded as http://homscitycouncil.gov.sy^[20].
• Homs's official website is recorded as https://homscitycouncil.gov.sy^[21].
• Homs's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Homs^[22].
• Homs has a population of {'amount': '+775404'}^[23].
• Homs's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[24].
• Homs's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Homs's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Homs's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Homs is in the country of Syria^[4]. Homs is located in Homs Subdistrict^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Homs covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+48000000'}^[28]. Homs sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+511'}^[29]. Homs has a population of {'amount': '+775404'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[5], tell^[6], and populated place in Syria^[7].

History and Context

2000 BC marks the founding of Homs^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Homs include Homs sanjak^[30], a sanjak^[31], in Ottoman Empire^[32], founded in 1517^[33].

Why It Matters

Homs has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Homs is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Homs include Homs sanjak^[30], a sanjak^[31], in Ottoman Empire^[32], founded in 1517^[33].