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City, capital of Homs district, W Syria, near
the Orontes River; population (1981) 355,000.
Silk, cereals, and fruit are produced in the
area, and industries include silk textiles,
oil refining, and jewellery. Zenobia, queen
of Palmyra, was defeated at Homs by the Roman
emperor Aurelian 272.