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Delve into Al Hamra in Syria

Al Hamra in the region of Homs is a city in Syria - some 76 mi or ( 122 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital .

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Current time in Al Hamra is now 03:15 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Al Hamra, Nicosia, Umm Haratayn, Tall an Nabi Mindu, and Shamsin. While being here, make sure to check out Al Hamra . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Al Hamra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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From Damascus to Aleppo

2:50 min by Patrick190763
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A road trip from Damascus to Aleppo brings you along Maaloula, Crac des Chevaliers and lots of interesting places around Lattakia ..

DownTown Emissa Project , Homs City , Syria

1:16 min by MsSyriano
Views: 970 Rating: 0.00

The New project locates in the southern part of Homs City in Syria , surrounded with residential neighborhood, came to reflect the needs of this neighborhood to have appropriate retail, F&P and entert ..


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Interesting facts about this location

List of Syrian Air Force bases

This page lists bases and airports operated or used by the Syrian Air Force. Some of these bases may have fallen into the hands of rebel forces.

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Located at 34.57 36.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Airports in Syria, Lists of buildings and structures in Syria, Lists of military installations, Military airbases, Military installations of Syria, Syrian Air Force, Syrian military-related lists

Laodicea ad Libanum

Laodicea ad Libanum (Laodicea of Lebanon) – Greek: Λαοδικεια η προς Λίβανου), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia; also Cabrosa, Scabrosa and Cabiosa Laodiceia – was an ancient Hellenistic city on the Orontes in Coele-Syria, the remains of which are found approximately 25 km southwest of Homs, Syria. The city is mentioned by Strabo (xvi. p. 755) as the commencement of the Marsyas Campus, which extended along the west side of the Orontes, near its source.

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Located at 34.56 36.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Syria, Archaeological sites in Syria, Former populated places in Syria, Hellenistic colonies, Roman sites in Syria, Titular sees in Asia

Kadesh

For other uses see Qadesh Kadesh was an ancient city of the Levant, located on or near the headwaters or ford of the Orontes River. It is surmised by Kenneth Kitchen to be the ruins at Tell Nebi Mend, about 24 kilometers southwest of Homs near Al Qusayr in what is now western Syria but is located in the text of the inscriptions at the Battle of Kadesh as near Tunip in the land of the Amurru.

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Located at 34.56 36.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Amarna letters locations, Archaeological sites in Homs Governorate, Canaanite cities, Former populated places in Syria

Battle of Kadesh

The Battle of Kadesh (also Qadesh) took place between the forces of the Egyptian Empire under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the city of Kadesh on the Orontes River, in what is now the Syrian Arab Republic. The battle is generally dated to 1274 BC, and is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. It was probably the largest chariot battle ever fought, involving perhaps 5,000–6,000 chariots.

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Located at 34.56 36.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1270s BC, 13th-century BC conflicts, Battles involving ancient Egypt, Battles involving the Canaanites, Battles involving the Hittite Empire, Canaan, Military history of Syria, Ramesses II

Al-Baath University

50x40pxThis article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Al-Baath University جامعة البعث {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=|size=|sizedefault=frameless|alt=}}Established September 14, 1979Type PublicPresident Amer FakhouriAdmin. staff 600Students 36,000 (additional 15,000 in open education)Location Homs, Homs Governorate, SyriaWebsite http://www.

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Located at 34.71 36.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Al-Baath University, Buildings and structures in Homs, Education in Homs, Educational institutions established in 1979, Universities in Syria