Homs Governorate

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Homs Governorate مُحافظة حمص
Location

Statistics
Capital: • Coordinates:	Homs • 34.3° N 38.3° E
Area :	42,223 ~ 42,226 km²
Population(2007): • Density :	1,647,000 • ~/km²
Districts (Manatiq):	~
Time zone:	UTC+2 UTC+3 (DST)
Main language(s):	Arabic

Homs Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة حمص) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area depends of sources. It varies from 42,223 km² [1] to 42,226 km² [2], it is the largest governorate of Syria. Governorate has a population of 1,647,000 (2007 estimate). The capital is Homs.

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Homs

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