Homs Governorate is one of the fourteen muhafazat (governorates or provinces) of Syria

Syria

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. It is situated in central Syria. Its area differs in various sources, from 40,940 km². to 42,223 km² . It is thus geographically the largest governorate of Syria. Homs Governorate has a population of 1,763,000 (2010 estimate). The capital is Homs

Homs

Homs , previously known as Emesa , is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is above sea level and is located north of Damascus...

. The Homs governorate is divided into 6 administrative districts (mantiqah). Homs is also the capital city

Capital City

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 of the district of Homs

Homs District

Homs District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Homs Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Homs....

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Districts

The governorate is divided into 6 districts (manatiq):

• Homs
  Homs District
  Homs District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Homs Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Homs....
  
   (or Hims)
• Al-Mukharram
  Al-Mukharram District
  Al-Mukarram District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Homs Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Al-Mukharram....
  
  
• Palmyra
  Palmyra District
  Palmyra District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Homs Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Palmyra....
  
  
• Ar-Rastan
• Al-Qusayr
  Al-Qusayr District
  Al-Qusayr District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Homs Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Al-Qusayr....
  
  
• Talkalakh
  Talkalakh District
  Talkalakh District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Homs Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Talkalakh....
  
  

These are further divided into ? sub-districts (nawahi).

External links

• ehoms The First Complete website for Homs news and services