Editing Homs (section)

===Old City and subdivisions===
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{{See also|Gates of Homs}}
{{Old City (Homs)}}
The Old City is the most condensed area of Homs, and it includes the neighbourhoods of Bab Tadmur, Bab al-Dreib, Bab Hud and the immediate vicinity of the citadel, covering an area of {{convert|1.2|km2}}.<ref name="CityCouncel"/> Little remains of the Old City; its walls and gates were demolished in the Ottoman era, but a short section of fortified wall with a circular corner tower still exists. Half a kilometre to the south, a large earth mound marks the site where the citadel once stood.<ref name="Carter1">Carter, 2004, p. 157.</ref> To the north of the citadel lies the Christian Quarter, known as "al-Hamidiyah".<ref name="div"/> This neighbourhood is one of the few areas of Homs that retains its older look, with most of the [[ablaq|alternating black-and-white]] stone buildings dating from the Mamluk era. They are still used as shops and dwellings, and there has been recent renovation.<ref>Carter, 2008, p. 157.</ref>

At the time of the Abbasids, Homs was known for its seven gates. They were Bab al-Souq (Gate of the Market), Bab Tadmur (Gate of [[Palmyra]]), Bab al-Dreib (or Bab al-Deir), Bab al-Sebaa (Gate of the Lions), Bab al-Turkman (Gate of the [[Turkoman (ethnonym)|Turkmen]]), Bab al-Masdoud (Closed Door), and Bab Hud (The Gate of [[Hud (prophet)|Hud]]).<ref name="Dumper2"/> Only two gates—Bab Tadmor and Bab al-Dreib—remain today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Homs.htm|publisher=HomsOnline|title=Homs|year=2008|access-date=26 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516002653/http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Homs.htm|archive-date=16 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The oldest of Homs' mosques and churches are located in the Old City.<ref name="Carter1"/>

Homs consists of several subdivisions outside the Old City. The large neighbourhood of Khaldiyah spreads along its northern edge which is bordered by [[Al-Bayadah]] and [[Deir Baalbah]], while the more modern neighbourhoods of al-Sabil, al-Zahra Jub al-Jandali and Armenian quarter are situated to the east of the Old City. South of it are the neighbourhoods of Bab al-Sebaa, al-Mreijeh, al-Adawiyya, al-Nezha, Akrama{{efn|The neighbourhood was named after [[Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl]].}} and beyond them lay the Karm al-Loz, Karm al-Zaytoun, Wadi al-Dhahab, al-Shamas, Masaken al-Idikhar and Dahia al-Walid neighbourhoods.<ref name="div"/> The modern commercial centre lies to the west in the neighbourhood of Jouret al-Shayyah, and further west are the upscale neighbourhoods of Qusoor, al-Qarabis, al-Baghtasia, al-Mahatta, al-Hamra, al-Inshaat, Karm al-Shami, al-Ghouta and [[Baba Amr]]. The suburb of al-Waer is located even further west, separated from the city by areas of farmland called al-Basatin and the Orontes River forming a [[green belt]] where it is forbidden to build anything.<ref name="div"/> The [[Homs University]] complex and dormitories are located on the western-southern edge of the city next to the neighbourhood of Akrama.<ref name="div">{{cite web|url=http://www.homscitycouncil.org.sy/modules/0/2.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051213015220/http://www.homscitycouncil.org.sy/modules/0/2.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 December 2005 |publisher=Homs City Council |title=A Map of the divisions of Homs City |language=ar |access-date=26 February 2009 }}</ref>