Homs (Syria)
URI(s)
Codes
- a-sy---
Variants
- Ḥimṣ (Syria)
- Homs, Syria
- Ḥumṣ (Syria)
- Emesa (Syria)
- Houmousse (Syria)
- Émèse (Syria)
Additional Information
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Ḥimṣ (Syria)
- Homs, Syria
Sources
- found: Bayān kārithat Ḥimṣ, 1951.
- found: BGN, 9/22/81(Ḥimṣ, PPL, 34°44ʹN, 36°43ʹE; variants: Homs, Emesa, Ḥums, Houmousse)
- found: Chad, Carlos. Les dynastes d'Émèse, 1972:t.p. (Émèse)
- found: GEONET, Feb. 24, 2012(Homs [conventional] Ḥimṣ [approved]; feature type: seat of a 1st order administrative division, 34°43ʹ37ʺN 036°43ʹ24ʺE; variants: Emesa, Hums, Houmousse)
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
- 1982-02-09: new
- 2023-07-30: revised
Alternate Formats