Homs

American

[hawms] / hɔms /

noun

a city in W Syria.

Homs British

/ hɒms, hʊms /

noun

Ancient name: Emesa. Former name: Hims. a city in W Syria, near the Orontes River: important in Roman times as the capital of Phoenicia-Lebanesia. Pop: 915 000 (2005 est)

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A Syrian security source told AFP that the US strikes targeted IS cells in Syria's vast Badia desert including in Homs, Deir Ezzor and Raqa provinces, and did not include ground operations.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

Protester Mona, 25, said that "what happened in Homs is unacceptable".

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

He trained as an architect in Homs and now researches at the University of Oxford in the UK.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

When the opposition reached the outskirts of the city of Homs, Hajjo, fearing the main road to Damascus would be cut, pulled the plug.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

When they encamp, the same order is constantly observed; thus the people from Aleppo always encamp close by those of Homs, &c.

From Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred by Burckhardt, John Lewis

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