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Homs (Syria)

LC control no.n 81148931
Geographic headingHoms (Syria)
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Geographic subdivision usageSyria--Homs
Variant(s)Ḥimṣ (Syria)
Homs, Syria
Ḥumṣ (Syria)
Emesa (Syria)
Houmousse (Syria)
Émèse (Syria)
Found inBayān kārithat Ḥimṣ, 1951.
BGN, 9/22/81 (Ḥimṣ, PPL, 34°44ʹN, 36°43ʹE; variants: Homs, Emesa, Ḥums, Houmousse)
Chad, Carlos. Les dynastes d'Émèse, 1972: t.p. (Émèse)
GEONET, Feb. 24, 2012 (Homs [conventional] Ḥimṣ [approved]; feature type: seat of a 1st order administrative division, 34°43ʹ37ʺN 036°43ʹ24ʺE; variants: Emesa, Hums, Houmousse)
Geographic area codea-sy---