Homs Governorate

Homs Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its geography differs in various locations in the governorate, from 40,940 km² (15,807 sq mi)^[1] to 42,223 km² (16,302 sq mi).^[2] It is geographically the largest governorate in Syria. Homs Governorate has a population of 1,763,000 as of 2010. The Homs governorate is divided into six administrative districts (mantiqah), with the city of Homs as a separate district. Homs is the capital city of the district of Homs. Its governor is Namir Habib Makhlouf.^[3]

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Homs Governorate مُحافظة حمص
Governorate
Map of Syria with Homs highlighted
Coordinates (Homs): 34.3°N 38.3°E / 34.3; 38.3
Country	Syria
Capital	Homs
Manatiq (Districts)	7
Government
• Governor	Abdul Rahman Al-A'ama
Area
• Total	42,223 km2 (16,302 sq mi)
	Estimates range between 42,223 km2 and 42,226 km2
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,803,000
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	SY-HO
Main language(s)	Arabic

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A Homs Governorate also formed part of Ottoman Syria, when it was also known as the Sanjak of Homs.