How old is homs

Established near the end of the Stone Age, Homs was Syria’s third-largest city, and its destruction under Bashar al Assad threatens to send it back to 2300 BCE. … The destruction of this heritage site came in the wake of the popular revolution that broke out in early 2011 against Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad.

Today, Homs is one of Syria’s most important industrial centres, boasting the country’s largest oil refinery. It also sits at the hub of an important road and rail network that links Syria’s main towns and cities. Before the uprising, the population of Homs and its surroundings were estimated at 1.5 million.

The government controlled most of Homs, with the rebels holding onto 15 to 20 percent of the city, with a similar percentage of territory still being contested.

Homs, previously known as Emesa, is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. … It later became the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Emesani dynasty who gave the city its name. Originally a center of worship for the sun god El-Gabal, it later gained importance in Christianity under the Byzantines.

Syria, country located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia. Its area includes territory in the Golan Heights that has been occupied by Israel since 1967.