Homs Governorate
Map of Homs Governorate
0100 km (62 mi)200 km (124 mi)300 km (186 mi)400 km (249 mi)
Height
19 m (62 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), Max altitude 2447 m (8030 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Homs Governorate
Height from south to north in Homs Governorate
1Lake Qattinah494 m2Buḩayrat Sadd Zaytā518 m3Lake Bahzinah178 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Homs
Population: 2,145,184 (Wikidata, 2012)
Area: 42,223 km² / 16,302 sq mi
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Ḩalīmah (2 447 m)
Lowest point: Jūrat an Nūnah (19 m)
Borders
- Hama Governorate — Northwest
- Tartus Governorate — West
- Deir ez-Zor Governorate — Northeast
- Rif Dimashq Governorate — Southwest
- Raqqa Governorate — North
- Al Anbar Governorate — Southeast
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00