Homs Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة حمص) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area depends of sources. It varies from 42,223 km² [1] to 42,226 km² [2], it is the largest governorate of Syria. Governorate has a population of 1,561,000 (2005 estimate) [3]. The capital is Homs. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Arabic language ( ), or simply Arabic ( ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic and Aramaic. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...