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Explore Birabu in Syria

Birabu in the region of Homs is a town in Syria - some 84 mi or ( 136 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Birabu is now 08:30 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Umm al Qasab, Umm Haratayn, Tarin, and Tallbisah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Birabu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Khalid Ibn L waleed Mosque in Homs and inside too

1:54 min by coolfire2
Views: 5958 Rating: 5.00

Beautiful mosque inside and out and Dareeh of Khalid Ibn Lwaleed ..

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 ..


Raw Video: UN Team Visit Central City of Homs

1:23 min by AssociatedPress
Views: 489 Rating: 3.86

The head of the team of United Nations observers in Syria, Norwegian Major General Robert Mood, on Thursday visited the central cities of Homs and Hama, where anti-regime sentiment runs high.(May 3) V ..

MCSY | حمص - هجوم الشبيحة والأمن - جمعة الحظر الجوي

1:15 min by MCSyrianRevolution
Views: 261 Rating: 5.00

هجوم الشبيحة والأمن على المتظاهرين في جامع عمر بن الخطاب بحي الملعب في حمص في جمعة الحظر الجوي 28 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر 2011 security and Shabiha attack on the demonstrators in Omar ibn al-Khattab Mosque ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Homs Dam

The Lake Homs Dam is a Roman-built dam near the city of Homs, Syria, which is in use to this day. Contrary to an older hypothesis which tentatively linked the origins of the dam to Egyptian ruler Sethi (1319–1304 BC), the structure dates to 284 AD when it was built by the Roman emperor Diocletian (284–305 AD) for irrigation purposes.

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Located at 34.66 36.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Ancient Roman dams, Buildings and structures in Homs Governorate, Dams in Syria, Gravity dams

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 7 km away
Tags: Neighborhoods of Homs, Palestinian refugee camps in Syria, Populated places established in 1949

Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium

Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium is a multipurpose stadium located in the Syrian city of Homs. It is the 3rd largest football stadium in Syria and is mostly used for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Al-Karamah SC and Al-Wathba SC, and holds around 32,000 spectators.

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Located at 34.73 36.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Homs, Football venues in Syria, Homs

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 7 km away
Tags: Al-Baath University, Buildings and structures in Homs, Education in Homs, Educational institutions established in 1979, Universities in Syria

Homs

Homs, previously known as Emesa, is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is 501 metres above sea level and is located 162 kilometres north of Damascus. Located on the Orontes River, Homs is also the central link between the interior cities and the Mediterranean coast. Homs is a major industrial center, and with a population of at least 652,609 people, it is the third largest city in Syria after Aleppo to the north and the capital Damascus to the south.

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Located at 34.73 36.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Homs, Populated places established in the 3rd millennium BC, Roman towns and cities in Syria, Royal Family of Emesa