Homs
or Hims is the third
important city in Syria
and it is strategically
located at the fertile
Orontes River (Naher
al-Aassi, - Assi means
Rebel, since the river
runs northwards) Valley
in the centre of Syria,
between Damascus (162
Km South) and Aleppo
(193 Km north). It is
very close to the coast
(Tartus, 96 Km West)
and is not far from
Hama (47 Km) to the
north and Palmyra (155
Km) to the southeast.Homs
is the only natural
gateway from the Mediterranean
coast to the interior.
(Homs Location Map)
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