The Covered Souq

Homs

The Great Mosque of al-Nuri is the great mosque of old Homs, standing on the site of an ancient temple and later a church; Nur al-Din Zengi renewed it in the 12th century, and it takes its name from him.

Homs

A fast-food restaurant in Homs. It serves shawarma. Homs is Syria's third-largest city, on the Orontes river in the centre of the country; its old heart holds the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, the Church of the Virgin's Belt (Umm al-Zennar) and covered souqs.

Homs

A cathedral in Homs. Homs is Syria's third-largest city, on the Orontes river in the centre of the country; its old heart holds the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, the Church of the Virgin's Belt (Umm al-Zennar) and covered souqs.

Homs

A restaurant in Homs. Homs is Syria's third-largest city, on the Orontes river in the centre of the country; its old heart holds the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, the Church of the Virgin's Belt (Umm al-Zennar) and covered souqs.

Homs

A restaurant in Homs. Homs is Syria's third-largest city, on the Orontes river in the centre of the country; its old heart holds the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, the Church of the Virgin's Belt (Umm al-Zennar) and covered souqs.

Homs

A museum in Homs. Homs is Syria's third-largest city, on the Orontes river in the centre of the country; its old heart holds the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, the Church of the Virgin's Belt (Umm al-Zennar) and covered souqs.