Amar al-Husn (; also known simply as 'Amar) is a village in northern
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
located west of
Homs
Homs ( ; ), known in pre-Islamic times as Emesa ( ; ), is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is Metres above sea level, above sea level and is located north of Damascus. Located on the Orontes River, Homs is ...
in the
Homs Governorate
Homs Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its geography differs in various locations in the governorate, from to . ...
. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Amar al-Husn had a population of 373 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly
Christians
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. The village has an Antiochian Orthodox Church, a
Greek Catholic Church Greek Catholic Church or Byzantine-Catholic Church may refer to:
* The Catholic Church in Greece
* The Eastern Catholic Churches that use the Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite:
** The Albanian Greek Catholic Church
** The Belarusian Gre ...
and an Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
The First Syrian Olympic Medalist
Joseph Atiyeh was born in Amar al Husn
References
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Populated places in Talkalakh District
Christian communities in Syria
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