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Touring Al Kimam in Syria

Al Kimam in the region of Homs is located in Syria - some 79 mi or ( 127 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Time in Al Kimam is now 09:31 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Umm al Qasab, Za'faraniyah, Tarin, and Qattinah. Being here already, consider visiting Nicosia . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Al Kimam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Khalid Ibn L waleed Mosque in Homs and inside too

1:54 min by coolfire2
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Beautiful mosque inside and out and Dareeh of Khalid Ibn Lwaleed ..

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 ..


رد باب السباع على الإعلام السوري حول رفع علم اسرائيل

3:32 min by lamahassan1
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at Homs city of Syria, the Syrian Flag used not an Israeli Flag, as Syrian media said رد باب السباع على الإعلام السوري حول رفع علم اسرائيل إنه العلم السوري الذي رفعه أهل حمص وليس الإسرائيلي أيها الإعل ..

Syria Shelling Continues Despite UN Vote

1:47 min by AssociatedPress
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Activists say Syrian troops were shelling the central city of Homs intensively Friday, despite a vote in the UN General Assembly calling on President Bashar Assad to step down. (Feb. 17) Subscribe to ..


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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 7 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 11 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 11 km away
Tags: Amarna letters locations, Archaeological sites in Homs Governorate, Canaanite cities, Former populated places in Syria

Homs Camp

Homs camp is a Palestinian refugee camp within the city of Homs, Syria and around 160 kilometers north of Damascus. As of 2002, the camp had a population of 13,825 inhabitants. The camp was established in 1949 following the displacement of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on an area of 150,000 square meters. It is adjacent to al-Baath University and most of the refugees are originally from the villages surrounding Haifa and Acre in northern Palestine.

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Located at 34.71 36.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Neighborhoods of Homs, Palestinian refugee camps in Syria, Populated places established in 1949

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 13 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