Homs District
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Homs District منطقة حمص |
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| District | |
 Map of Homs District within Homs Governorate |
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| Coordinates (Homs): 34°43′51″N 36°42′34″E / 34.7308°N 36.7094°ECoordinates: 34°43′51″N 36°42′34″E / 34.7308°N 36.7094°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Homs |
| Seat | Homs |
| Subdistricts | 10 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,758.92 km2 (2,995.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 945,299 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0401 |
Homs District (Arabic: منطقة حمص, translit. manṭiqat Ḥimṣ) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Homs.
The district was split in 2010, when three sub-districts were separated to form the new Taldou District. At the 2004 census, the remaining sub-districts had a total population of 945,299.
The district of Homs is divided into ten sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):
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