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Homs · SYRIA (SY) · 34.72°N / 36.73°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 169,577

Homs is a city in Syria with a population of 775,404. It sits at 34.72/36.73, runs on Asia/Damascus, is 11 km from Al Ghanţū.

Population 775,404

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Damascus

All facts

fields

Country: Syria
Subdivision: Homs
Coords: 34.72°N / 36.73°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Al Ghanţū Homs 9,412 11.2 km

N Tallbīsah Homs 38,491 13.0 km

W Khirbat Tīn Nūr Homs 0 15.7 km

N Ar Rastan Homs 53,152 22.5 km

NE ‘Ayn an Nasr Homs 0 22.7 km

SW Kafr Mūsá Al-Hmidiya Homs 3,000 23.5 km

NW Talldaww Homs 0 25.0 km

N Ḩarbinafsah Hama 0 25.5 km

SE Ar Riqāmā Homs 0 27.2 km

SW Al Quşayr Homs 41,062 27.4 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Homs?: 775,404 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Homs in?: Asia/Damascus.
Which country is Homs in?: Syria (SY).
How far is Homs from Damascus?: About 141 km.
Does Homs have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Syria?: Arabic.
What currency is used in Syria?: Syrian Pound.
How many cities are in Syria?: 306 on record.
Which admin region is Homs in?: Homs.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/169577

{
  "data": {
    "id": 169577,
    "name": "Homs",
    "ascii_name": "Homs",
    "country_code": "SY",
    "population": 775404,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Damascus",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 34.72405,
    "longitude": 36.72559
  }
}

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comparatives

82.4x the population of Al Ghanţū.
11 km from Al Ghanţū.
Same timezone (Asia/Damascus) as 305 other cities in Syria.