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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,_Syria (356 words)

	Syria Industry
		Syria became an oil exporter in 1968 with the completion of a 663- kilometer pipeline to transport oil to a terminal at Tartus on the Mediterranean coast.
		Syria turned briefly to Arab suppliers on the spot market, further depleting foreign exchange reserves, before Iran negotiated a new agreement with Syria in July 1986, guaranteeing the supply of 2.5 million tons of oil between October 1986 and March 1987.
		Israeli bombing raids on Syria during the October 1973 War severely damaged the operating capacity of the Homs refinery, and the desulfurization unit was not fully repaired until 1976.
	www.country-studies.com /syria/industry.html (5432 words)

	Homsonline - Homs Online
		Syria: Modern Syria is situated in Asia along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea.
		Syria shares borders with, Lebanon to the West, Turkey to the North, Iraq to the East, and Jordan to the South.
		Homs or Hims is an ancient city dating back to the year 2300 B.C and was known in Roman times as Emesa.
	www.homsonline.com (262 words)

	Syria
		Syria is significant in the history of Christianity; Paul was converted on the road to Damascus and established the first organized Christian Church at Antioch in ancient Syria, from which he left on many of his missionary journeys.
		Syria's political instability during the years after the 1954 coup, the parallelism of Syrian and Egyptian policies, and the appeal of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser's leadership in the wake of the 1956 Suez crisis created support in Syria for union with Egypt.
		Syria consists mostly of arid plateau, although the northwest part of the country bordering the Mediterranean is fairly green.
	creekin.net /n179-syria.html (3924 words)

	Homs
		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 (238 words)

	KacMac - Syria Guide: Homs
		Homs is considered the third town in Syria after Damascus and Aleppo and situated halfway in between both.
		Homs occupies a prominent place in the history of Syria due to its distinguished position and due to events where it played a remarkable turn right throughout history due to its geographical situation and now it becomes the main pole of Syrian economic and its building and social developments.
		In spite of that agriculture in Homs goes back to old ages, Homs becomes the center of modern industries and it is not Homs industries but belongs to all towns of Syria, and establishment of such industries adopted Homs for its situation and easy communications, fertility of soil and availability of water.
	www.kacmac.com /cities/homs/history (586 words)

	Across Syria & Inside Homs
		Syria is also a victim of extremism, it had been and remains mostly secular, the public is moderate, and the government has a long experience in dealing with and fighting extremism.
		Joe concluded that Syria is the only Arab country that can occupy the vacuum in Iraq once the US forces leave because of its location, size of its military, and because it can deal with Iran more than any other Arab country.
		Syria's presence in Iraq will satisfy the other Arab allies, Saudi Arabia and Egypt and will calm their concerns about the increasing strength of Iran and its reach into Iraq.
	www.acrosssyria.blogspot.com (1764 words)

	AllRefer.com - Homs, Syria (Syrian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		In ancient times Homs, then called Emesa, was the site of a great temple to Baal (or Helios-Baal), the sungod.
		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.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/Homs.html (283 words)

	Syria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		As of March 1996, Syria was poised to begin negotiations on a "partnership" arrangement with the European Union (EU) as part of EU plans to create a 27-nation Euro-Med free trade zone with the Middle East and North Africa by 2010.
		Syria is planning to construct a third refinery, with an initial capacity of 60,000 b/d (possibly increasing to 120,000 b/d), at Deir el-Zour to supply products to the eastern part of the country.
		Syria's energy strategy for several years has relied heavily on the substitution of natural gas for oil in power generation in order to free up as much oil as possible for export.
	www.converger.com /eiacab/syria.htm (2646 words)

	NTI: Country Overviews: Syria: Nuclear Facilities
		This project was to be the first step in Syria's nuclear program; subsequent steps were to include a pilot plant, an industrial scale plant and then possibly operations such as refining, conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication.
		Canada's Kilborn Inc. carried out a pre-feasibility study to determine whether the basic technology for extracting uranium from phosphoric acid produced at the Homs plant is feasible for an industrial-scale plant, but determined that the industrialization of the process was not advisable due to financial considerations.
		In 1996, Syria initiated a tri-partite contract with the IAEA and an unnamed entity (supplier) to improve Syria's technical capabilities in removing uranium from triple superphosphate produced in the fertilizer plant at Homs.
	www.nti.org /e_research/profiles/Syria/Nuclear/2074_2225.html (545 words)

	All About the Alawites
		Homs is Syria's third-largest city, a mid-sized industrial town along the Aleppo-Damascus highway best known for its oil refineries and as the home of Baath University.
		Syria has calculated that the Bush White House has neither the troops nor the political credibility to do anything about it.
		In Syria, the Sunnis are a majority, but to date, many are so taken with the "heroic resistance" to the occupation in Iraq that they have not even noticed how free elections might serve their interests.
	weeklystandard.com /Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/259hbbtw.asp (695 words)

	NTI: Country Overviews: Syria: Missile Facilities
		Intelligence assessments suggest that the missile and WMD production line were spared however, and destruction was confined to a conventional weapons factory.
		Syria's Chemical and Biological Weapons: Assessing Capabilities and Motivations (1997)
		This material is produced independently for NTI by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, agents.
	www.nti.org /e_research/profiles/Syria/Missile/4123_4327.html (224 words)

	Homs Hotels - Best Homs Hotel Rates - Book Syria Hotels with Globebookings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Homs hotels are always available at cheap rates with the Syria hotels specialist.
		We are sure that you will find the hotels in Homs and other Syria hotels to be offered at very cheapest of rates.
		Homs Grand Hotel one of the best four star hotels in syria, the hotel is located in the main gate of homs trend to Damascus.
	www.globebookings.com /syria/homs (211 words)

	Country Pages: Syria
		Arabic is the official language of Syria and the mother tongue of approximately 90 percent of the population.
		Damascus is not only the capital and largest city of Syria, but also holds the distinguishing label as the oldest continually inhabited city in the world.
		Since 1980, 86 Fulbright grants to Syria have been awarded, including 17 renewals by Fulbright Scholars who chose to extend their sojourn for an additional year or more.Nearly two-thirds of these grants have been for lecturing and one-third for research, with an additional four awards for a combination of lecturing and research.
	www.iie.org /cies/country/syria.htm (703 words)

	Syria Gate - About Syria - Homs - Krak Des Chevaliers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Standing as high as 2300 feet above sea level stands what is much considered the greatest fortress in the world, Krak Des Chevaliers (Castle of the Knights).
		With its command over the valley between Homs and Tripoli, and being a model of perfection of medieval fortification, this Castle was never besieged or taken by storm.
		From the tea room on the upper floor a beautiful view including Safita and the coast can be seen.
	www.syriagate.com /Syria/about/cities/Homs/krakdeschevalier.htm (668 words)

	MCC \| Syria
		One of the orphans at the orphanage in Homs.
		Nestled in the heart of the city center of Homs is the Syrian Orthodox Church of St. Mary's, one of the oldest churches in Syria.
		Attached to the church is the Homs Orphanage, which is administered by the Association for the Poor.
	www.mcc.org /globalfamily/projects/middleeast/syria/homs.html (151 words)

	Syria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Congress passed the SAA to sanction Syria for its support for terrorism, its occupation of Lebanon, weapons of mass destruction programs, illegal imports of Iraqi oil, and its role in the ongoing security problems in the Middle East.
		Section 5(a)(2)(A) is a prohibition on the export or reexport to Syria of all products of the United States, with the exception of food and medicine.
		Syria is currently not a member of the WTO TRIPS agreement.
	www.emich.edu /ict_usa/SYRIA.HTM (1538 words)

	Across Syria & Inside Homs: The Age of Innocence
		Homs, Syria where I grew up, was a microorganism, in that tiny world everything was simple and straightforward, friendships were real and profound.
		wow....these comments are soo facinating...and they are the corolary to my feelings about visiting syria and what that was like for me....
		I am american...with syrian relatives in Damascus...i was there for a month last year, after not going there for years and years,since i was pre- "age of innocence".
	acrosssyria.blogspot.com /2006/03/age-of-innocence.html (1833 words)

	Welcome to International School of Choueifat - Homs, Syria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The purpose-built campus of the school will offer first class educational facilities; these will include science and computer laboratories, a unique computerized learning and testing center and extensive sport facilities namely a semi-Olympic pool, an indoor basketball/tennis court, and an Olympic soccer field.
		In its first year of operation, ISC Homs will be accepting students in the Infants, Primary and Secondary classes.
		ISC Homs - Syria © 2005, All Rights Reserved.
	www.ischoms-sabis.net (115 words)

	MorMalatius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		THE FORMER ARCHBISHOP OF HOMS and HAMA IN SYRIA
		On Thursday, November 18, 2004, His Eminence Mor Militus Barnaba, the retired Archbishop of the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Homs and Hama in Syria, passed away at the Archdiocesan headquarters in Homs.
		The late Archbishop served the Archdiocese from 1957, when he was consecrated by the late Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem I, to 1998.
	www.syrianorthodoxchurch.org /mormalatius.htm (138 words)

	Homs Hotels: Read Homs Hotel Reviews and Compare Prices - TripAdvisor
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	www.tripadvisor.com /Hotels-g297901-Homs-Hotels.html (324 words)

	PHOTO of Syria, around Homs, Hama, ancient Norias (waterwheels) on the Orontes River, these old water wheels bring ...
		PHOTO of Syria, around Homs, Hama, ancient Norias (waterwheels) on the Orontes River, these old water wheels bring water up from the Orontes for irrigation, Syria, Syrian, Syrie, Damascus, Middle East travel photography Syria photos photo Syria pictures picture Syria images image Syria fotos foto foto's Syria fotografie Reisebilder Syria Fotografia reisfotografie reizen
		Syria Travel Photography Gallery : photos, photographs, pictures and images of Syria.
		Photo of Syria, around Homs, Hama, ancient Norias (waterwheels) on the Orontes River, these old water wheels bring water up from the Orontes for irrigation
	www.hansrossel.com /fotos/fotografie/syrie/sy_s3.htm (128 words)

	KPIX - Travel : Homs Tourism - Homs Vacation Reviews - Homs Vacations - TripAdvisor
		We'll send you updates with the latest deals, reviews and articles for Homs each week.
		We're looking for Homs insiders to contribute to our site.
		Syria: Food in the Middle East (no replies, 12:29 pm, March 02, 2006)
	tripadvisor.cbs5.com /Tourism-g297901-Homs-Vacations.html (425 words)

	Images from Homs, Syria - Hassan ZEINO's Page
		Homs is also known by the name of "City of Ebn Al Walid".
		Si vous avez des images de Homs ou de N'improte quelle ville arabe envoyez les.
		If you have nice pictures of Homs or any other arabic city, please send them to me.
	site.nissr.com /zeino/homs.html (72 words)

	Homs, Syria - Worldwide Hotel Accommodation and Reservation Information
		Homs, Syria - Worldwide Hotel Accommodation and Reservation Information
		Book reservations online for hotel, motel and bed and breakfast properties in Homs, Syria and around the world.
		Find Me A Room provides travel and lodging information organized by country, city, and state for more than 100,000 worldwide accommodations.
	www.findmearoom.com /syria/homs.htm (57 words)

	Hotels in Homs, Syria - Online reservation with Ultimate Booking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		ultimate booking• hotels in Homs • hotel reservation • room and suites worldwide • booking on line
		This site gathers some of the best hotels in Homs listed in order of prices.
		We cater for independent travellers looking for something a little special for their stay in Homs, without exceeding their budget.
	www.ultimatebooking.com /syria/homs (169 words)

	Homs, Syria Travel Guide \| Photos, Map, Blogs
		View all 1 blog entries about Homs, Syria ››
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	www.travelpost.com /ME/Syria/Hims/Homs/2082779 (58 words)

	Syria Hotels - List of Syria Hotels and Resorts with affordable Hotel Rates
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	www.southtravels.com /middleeast/syria/index.html (121 words)

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