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Homs is the capital of the Homs District, and the capital of the Homs Governorate—the largest governorate in Syria, and houses the seat of its governor, appointed by the president. The city of Homs is governed by a city council and is home to the Executive Office.
Dec 9, 2015 · A profile of the Syrian city of Homs, a major focal point for anti-government unrest, and the hardest hit area in the state's bloody crackdown.
Jun 13, 2024 · Homs, city, central Syria. The city is situated near the Orontes River at the eastern end of Syria’s only natural gateway from the Mediterranean coast to the interior. It occupies the site of ancient Emesa, which contained a great temple to the sun god El Gebal (Aramaic; Latin: Elagabalus; Greek:
Mar 15, 2021 · Homs. Urban environment. After ten years of conflict and destruction, what is left of Syria and what hope is there for its people?
Dec 9, 2015 · Homs has seen some of the fiercest fighting of Syria's four-year civil war. Here are key moments captured by BBC correspondents inside the city.
May 9, 2012 · Travel through parts of Homs and you move through a virtual ghost town. Sprawling neighbourhoods stand deserted, desolate, destroyed in a haunting monument to months of brutal conflict.
Oct 26, 2023 · Homs was once the centre of the Syrian revolution. Today, 12 years on, much of the city remains scarred and deserted after years of siege and heavy bombardment.
Sep 4, 2023 · Domus is the Latin word for home and domicide refers to the deliberate destruction of home – the killing of it. I have investigated how architecture, both at the time of war and peace, has been...
Mar 2, 2012 · A tactical retreat by the rebels who call themselves the Free Syrian Army from Baba Amr—the district of the city of Homs under siege by government forces since February 4th—has allowed the...
Apr 2, 2014 · Syria’s civil war has killed more than 140,000 people. The city of Homs, once seen as the capital of the revolution, is now mostly controlled by government forces.
