Homs"Homs (UK: /hɒms/, US: /hɔːms, hɔːmz, hʊms/; Arabic: حمص‎ / ALA-LC: Ḥimṣ [ħɪmsˤ]; Levantine Arabic: حمص / Ḥumṣ [ħɔmsˤ]), known in pre-Islamic Syria as Emesa (/ˈɛməsə/; Ancient Greek: Ἔμεσα, romanized: Émesa), is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is 501 metres (1,644 ft) above sea level and is located 162 kilometres (101 mi) north of Damascus.[10] Located on the Orontes River, Homs is also the central link between the interior cities and the Mediterranean coast." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.09.2020) Homs Governorate