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Discover Umm Haratayn in Syria

Umm Haratayn in the region of Homs is a town located in Syria - some 85 mi or ( 137 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Umm Haratayn

Local time in Umm Haratayn is now 05:36 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Umm al Qasab, Za'faraniyah, Umm Haratayn, and Tarin. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Umm Haratayn ? 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
Views: 5958 Rating: 5.00

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

Syria Shelling Continues Despite UN Vote

1:47 min by AssociatedPress
Views: 1535 Rating: 4.11

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 ..


2 More Western Journalists Die in Syria

2:30 min by AssociatedPress
Views: 1139 Rating: 4.27

Legendary American Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin and award-winning French photographer Remi Ochlik died in a bombardment in the Syrian city of Homs Wednesday. Tributes were pouring in from around ..

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

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 7 km away
Tags: Ancient Roman dams, Buildings and structures in Homs Governorate, Dams in Syria, Gravity dams

Educational foundation Nissei school

Educational Foundation Nissei School is a school in Mie prefecture Tsu city Hakusan Cho. Courses are offered in eight fields. Attached schools include a junior high school, high school and preschool. In Hyōgo Prefecture Himeji city there is a Nissei school in Yumesaki Cho.

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Located at 34.73 36.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Education in Mie Prefecture, High schools in Japan

Lake Homs

Lake Homs is a lake near Homs, Syria, fed by the Orontes River. The lake is located 15 km from the city of Homs, extends over 60 km, and is known for a large fish population. One main canal, 60 kilometers long, supplies the whole city of Homs with drinking water, and a whole network of secondary channels provide for the irrigation of some 20,000 hectares. The banks of the lake are steep in places and rather inaccessible; there is no road right the way round.

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Located at 34.64 36.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Homs, Lakes of 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 11 km away
Tags: Neighborhoods of Homs, Palestinian refugee camps in Syria, Populated places established in 1949

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