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  1. City, capital of Homs district, W Syria, near
  2. the Orontes River; population (1981) 355,000.
  3. Silk, cereals, and fruit are produced in the
  4. area, and industries include silk textiles,
  5. oil refining, and jewellery. Zenobia, queen
  6. of Palmyra, was defeated at Homs by the Roman
  7. emperor Aurelian 272.
  8.