Al-Husn, Homs
al-Husn
الحصن al-Hisn | |
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Village | |
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Al-Husn (
Mazinah
to the northeast.
According to the
Christian minority, in an area largely populated by Christians that is known as Wadi al-Nasara ("Valley of the Christians.")[2][3][4] The village has a Greek Catholic Church.[5]
The village is built around the Krak des Chevaliers fortress (known as Qalʿet al-Husn in Arabic) and the name al-Husn means "the Castle." The building itself used to be inhabited until its residents were evacuated by the French authorities who wanted to excavate the site. The village has since developed with little civic planning, which has resulted in urban sprawl surrounding the fortress. A restaurant called Al-Kala'a Restaurant that is popular with tourists is located on a hill in the village.[6]
In 2014 it was the site of a
Syrian Civil War
.
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 181
- ^ "قلعة الحصن في الذكرى الرابعة لاجتياحها.. العودة رغم الخوف".
- ^ "سوريا: العثور في حمص على أسلحة أمريكية واسرائيلية من بينها صواريخ "لاو"".
- ^ "الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية".
- ^ Darke, 2006, pp. 198-199.
Bibliography
- Darke, Diane (2006). Syria. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 1841621625.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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