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	Homs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Homs (Arabic, حمص Himş) is a city and governorate in Syria.
		The Krak des Chevaliers is built on the mountain gap near Homs.
		The Homs governorate encompasses the city of Homs and the surrounding countryside.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Homs (397 words)

	Homs, Syria (Homs Online - Homsonline.com)
		Homs was taken in 636 by the Muslims, who renamed it Homs, and the city's large Christian element was eliminated during the rebellion of 855.
		Between Homs and Tartus, the Krak Des Chevaliers (Qalaat al-Hossn) (Qalaat al-Hosn) is the most important castle of the middle ages.
		Homs is situated in a fertile agricultural region that produces wheat, corn (maize), millet, cotton, fruits, and vegetables.
	www.homsonline.com /Citeis/Homs.htm (962 words)

	Homs, Syria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Homs features Syria's most important oil refineries, the Khaled Ibn Al Waleed mosque, and the magnificent Krak des Chevaliers, (Castle of the Knights) the largest crusader castle in Syria.
		Homs or Hims is the third important city in Syria and it is strategically located at the fertile
		Homs is the only natural gateway from the Mediterranean coast to the interior.
	www.syrialive.net /Tourism/MajorSites/Homs/homs.htm (953 words)

	Homsonline - Homs Online
		Homs or Hims is an ancient city dating back to the year 2300 B.C and was known in Roman times as Emesa.
		Homs was the third station on the "Silk Road" after Doura Europos and Palmyra.
		Christianity was established in Emesa early on, as 3rd to 7th century and it was taken in 636 by the Muslims, who renamed it Homs.
	www.homsonline.com (262 words)

	Homs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		City in Syria with 730,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate), capital of the Homs province, near the Orontes River.
		Homs has a strategic position, facing the only natural gateway between the Mediterranean coast and the densely populated interior (with access to Aleppo to the north and Damascus to the south).
		855: A rebellion causes the Muslim rulers of Damascus to demolish the churches of Homs and have the Christian population executed and deported.
	i-cias.com /e.o/homs.htm (249 words)

	Homs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The citizens of Homs accept the situation philosophically; for their concerns and their hopes lie elsewhere - in the economic development of their town which is the natural consequence of its geographical situation.
		Furthermore, Homs has the glorious status of being the birthplace of the man who was declared Roman Emperor in 218 by legionaries based in Syria.
		This Qatna, near the present-day village of Mushrifa, 15 km north-west of Homs on the road to Salamiyeh.
	www.syriantours.net /Details/Homs.htm (1398 words)

	Homs, Syria
		Homs, which was called Mesa in ancient times, was the third station on the Silk route after Dura Europos and Palmyra.
		The city was the birthplace of the famous Syrian philosopher, Longenius, counselor to Queen Zenobia, and of the famous physician, Marlian.
		The Qattina lake is 15 km from Homs, it is rich in fish, and has the first rainwater dam used in agriculture which dates back to the 2nd millennium BC.
	www.atlastours.net /syria/homs.html (326 words)

	Homs - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It is a commercial center located in a fertile plain where wheat, grapes, fruit, and vegetables are grown.
		The Arab soldier Khalid died there in 642; a shrine and mosque in his honor were erected in 1908.
		Homs was part of the Ottoman Empire from the 16th cent.
	www.highbeam.com /doc/1E1:Homs/Homs.html?refid=ip_hf (195 words)

	Housing Outreach for Muslim Sisters
		H.O.M.S. is a facility designed for Muslim women and their children who are in need of temporary housing/shelter due to family or financial problems.
		The H.O.M.S. facility is also open for newly reverted sisters in Islam who seek shelter from the prejudice and abuse of the kuffar.
		H.O.M.S. serves as not only a means of shelter for residents, but also provides emotional and educational support in fulfilling their obligations as Muslims according to the Quran and the Sunnah.
	www.geocities.com /homs99 (286 words)

	Neolithic Homs (Emesa) in Syria
		Homs is strategically located at the fertile Orontes River between Damascus and Aleppo [Expedia Map].
		It is very close to the coast and is not far from Hama to the north and Palmyra to the southeast.
		Homs is an ancient city dating back to the year 2300 BC and was known in Roman times as Emesa.
	ancientneareast.tripod.com /Homs_Emesa.html (143 words)

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		Bassianos (an emir of Homs), through his daughter's marriage to the Roman emperor, Septimium Severus, who ruled Rome from 193 to 211, sired three rulers, Caracalla, Heliogabalus and Alexander Severus.
		The city was the birthplace of the famous Syrian philosopher, Longenius, counsellor to Queen Zenobia, and of the famous physician, Marlian.
		Among the most significant historic constructions remaining in Homs is the mosque of Khaled ibn al-Walid, the great commander of the Muslim Arab armies.
	damascus6.tripod.com /Homs.htm (281 words)

	Homs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Homs is an ancient city dating back to the year 2300 B.C. it contains a number of installation and castles, but earthquakes had destroyed most of the historical landmarks.
		In Homs museum are ruins dating back to the ancient Syrian eras, in addition to a museum for popular traditions in Al-Zahrawi palace one of the most ancient buildings still in existence after seven centuries of history.
		This lake is rich in fish and is regarded as the first water dam to keep the water of Orontes river since the second millennium B.C. Crack Des Chevaliers, is the most important castle of the middle ages.
	www.made-in-syria.com /homs.htm (592 words)

	FindProfit.com Profitmap: HOMS Settles Class Action Suit
		HOMS is trading up 25 cents to $3.20 in after hours on this news, after finishing the day up 15% to $2.90 per share.
		HOMS will pay $13 million in cash and issue 20 million shares of HOMS stock (representing a 14% stake) to the class action members.
		HOMS reports its Q2 results in a few minutes and is also having its Q2 conference call this evening.
	www.findprofit.com /archive/3276.html (477 words)

	Realty Times: Ten Reasons Why Homestore Could Be A Good Bet
		The SEC won't punish HOMS - HOMS is cooperating with the SEC.
		HOMS has cash -Long also said that Homestore is sitting on more than $100 million in cash, and that the company will be cash-flow positive by the end of the year.
		If HOMS is at break-even now, chances look very good that the company is positioned to grow -if they retain their current customer base, and continue to add sales.
	realtytimes.com /rtnews/printrtpages/20020924_homs.htm (1697 words)

	FindProfit.com Profitmap: HOMS Surges on New MSFT Deal
		Last Friday, we sold 25% of our HOMS position for an over 200% profit after the stock had run up 70% in just the past week on an unlikely rumor that Cendant (CD) could be interested in acquiring HOMS.
		As for us, we continue to be long term bulls on HOMS and continue to believe the upside for HOMS shares could be in the $5 to $7 range IF the still huge legal issues looming over HOMS are settled reasonably in the next few quarters.
		HOMS, a holding in the Special Opportunity model portfolio, is now up 264% over our average buy price of 95 cents per share.
	www.findprofit.com /archive/3083.html (577 words)

	Flowers Homs - Florist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		All the flower deliveries in Homs are designed by professional Homs local florist, that are part of our own network since 1992.
		Homs is the third most important city in Syria.
		Like Petra and Palmyra, Homs; which was called Mesa in ancient times; was an Arab emirate in the 2nd century BC.
	www.sufloreria.com /continents/asia/syria/homs.htm (168 words)

	Homs Chamber of Commerce - About Homs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Today Homs is one of Syria’s key industrial centres and a major crossroads for international trade.
		Homs’ moderate climate, rich soil and extensive irrigation from the 7 Rivers of Homs have made the governorate the breadbasket of Syria.
		Yet importantly, Homs governorate is considered the most important transportation hub in Syria, which allows for easy export and import of products from/to the Mediterranean countries, as well as neighbouring countries, and that is why a dry dock will be built in it.
	www.homschamber.org /abouthoms.html (338 words)

	KacMac - Syria Guide: Homs
		It is also famous for its two high minarets and narrow galleries built with fl and white stones in a horizontal manner.The slender colonnade in fl and white stone in horizontal rows is representative of traditional Syrian architecture.
		The souk of Homs are located in the ancient part of the city and occupy a large area.
		One of the most famous ancient buildings in Homs is the al Zihrawi palace, which has been turned into a museum for popular traditions.
	www.kacmac.com /cities/homs/historicalsites (423 words)

	Homs on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		BancBoston Robertson Stephens Initiates Coverage of HOMS with a Buy Rating.
		U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Initiates Coverage of HOMS With a Buy Rating And $45 Price Target.
		WR Hambrecht + Co Initiates Coverage of Homestore.com (HOMS) With a Buy Rating And a Price Target of $40.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/Homs.asp (333 words)

	HOMS
		HOMS is the acronym for the Hydrological Operational Multipurpose System established by the World Meteorological Organization for the transfer of technology in hydrology and water resources.
		This is an important aspect of the HOMS philosophy in that it ensures that the technology transferred is not only ready for use but also works reliably.
		The technology available through HOMS is provided as separate HOMS components which, for easy reference, are classified into sections according to their subject matter (see list).
	www.wmo.ch /web/homs/projects/HOMS_EN.html (441 words)

	Homs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Like Petra and Palmyra, Homs was an Arab emirate in the 2nd century B.C it was also the third station on the "Silk Road" after Doura Europos and Palmyra.
		The Qattina Lake is 15 kilometers from Homs; it has rainwater dam used in agriculture.
		Which dates back to the 2nd millennium B.C. Close to this lake is the archaeological hill called Tal al-Nabi Mand (Qadesh), where a historic battle took place between the Hittites and the Egyptians in the thirteenth century B.C
	www.syria-guide.com /homs.htm (340 words)

	Across Syria & Inside Homs
		Escape of Queen Zenobia from the battle of Emesa (Homs), Tapestry in wool and silk (height 10 ft 3 in, width 15 ft 2 in) woven in the Wauters workshop (Antwerp) 1675.
		He lived during a time when the Church at Rome was gaining peace with the Emperor by agreeing to adopt the Roman pagan religions.
		Homs, Syria where I grew up, was a microorganism, in that tiny world everything was simple and straightforward, friendships were real and profound.
	acrosssyria.blogspot.com (1695 words)

	Across Syria & Inside Homs: November 2005
		The post cards she had received from different places of the world, from friends she met abroad, or in Homs, were pieces of art for me.
		Her house was the safety box where most of the family pictures and documents were kept, the pictures of Homs that she gave me were some kind of rare ones.
		He was born in Homs, Syria; and took a lot of this city’s silence and serenity.
	acrosssyria.blogspot.com /2005_11_01_acrosssyria_archive.html (2424 words)

	Photos From Homs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The most famous mosque that is considered to be the symbol of Homs.
		It belongs to the Ottoman period,and it's considered to contain the grave of the famous companion of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) Khaled Ibn Alwaleed, called (Sayfullah Almaslool) which means (The Unsheathed Sword of Allah) may Allah be pleased with him.
		A traditional old souq, one of the symbols of the islamic old cities that usually consists of small shops grouped depending to the proffesions,the corridors between the shops are narrow fl stone paved pathes with irregular trajectories.
	www.mybiznas.com /amadani/HomsE.htm (399 words)

	classical music - andante - catalan composer joaquim homs is dead at 97
		Composer Joaquim Homs, one of the leading Catalan composers of the 20th century, died on Tuesday at his home in Barcelona, Europa Press reports.
		Homs trained as an engineer as well as a cellist, and was an active engineer until 1971.
		Initially self-taught as a composer, he became a disciple of Roberto Gerhard in the 1930s.
	www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=22126 (200 words)

	Naxos.com, Your World of Classical Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Joaquim Homs was born in 1906, the son of a music-loving doctor.
		He began his musical studies when he was eight, completing his advanced studies as a cellist at the age of fifteen in 1922, going on to qualify as an engineer in 1929.
		His studies with Gerhard came to an end in 1936 with the Spanish Civil War and Gerhard’s exile abroad and he continued his studies by himself.
	www.naxos.com /mainsite?pn=Composers&char=H&ComposerID=1177 (173 words)

	Homs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Homs is located in a strategic point between the Desert and the coast in a break between the mountains known as the Homs gap.
		It is also the usual stop for passengers traveling the long Aleppo-Damascus route.
		Homs does not offer much to tourists, as it has always been an industrial city.
	www.syrianembassy.us /Aboutsyria/homs.htm (292 words)

	AllRefer.com - Homs, Syria (Syrian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Homs, Syria (Syrian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Homs[hOmz, hOms] Pronunciation Key or Hims[hims] Pronunciation Key, city (1995 est.
		In ancient times Homs, then called Emesa, was the site of a great temple to Baal (or Helios-Baal), the sungod.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/Homs.html (283 words)

	Homs: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		[For more info, click on this link] times it was known as Emesa Homs quick summary:
		Homs (also him, arabic,, population 700,000) is a city in syria, on the orontes river, dating back to 2300 b.c.....
		(for the Romans ruled Homs for decades thereafter.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ho/homs.htm (1015 words)

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