Homs

by Reilly, James

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Homs (Ḥimṣ) is a city in central Syria, linked to the Mediterranean Sea via the ʿAkkār Plain to the west, to the Syrian steppe and desert via Tadmur (Palmyra) to the east, and to Syria’s other major cities of Aleppo in the north, via Hama, and Damascus in the south, via Nabk. It is located near the north-flowing Orontes River and the river-fed Qaṭṭīna Lake. Its abundance of fresh water and the winter rains blown inland from the Mediterranean have made Homs a major agricultural centre for

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Homs (Ḥimṣ) is a city in central Syria, linked to the Mediterranean Sea via the ʿAkkār Plain to the west, to the Syrian steppe and desert via Tadmur (Palmyra) to the east, and to Syria’s other major cities of Aleppo in the north, via Hama, and Damascus in the south, via Nabk. It is located near the north-flowing Orontes River and the river-fed Qaṭṭīna Lake. Its abundance of fresh water and the winter rains blown inland from the Mediterranean have made Homs a major agricultural centre for

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei2325

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eng Islam

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Reilly, James

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