Official Name: | al-Houz |
Native Name: | الحوز |
Other Name: | al-Huz |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Coordinates: | 34.5733°N 36.5208°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Homs |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | al-Qusayr |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | al-Houz |
Population Total: | 2,239 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Al-Houz (Arabic: الحوز, also spelled al-Huz) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Situated at the southern edge of Lake Qattinah, nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the southwest, Arjoun and al-Qusayr to the southeast, Kafr Mousa to the east and al-Ghassaniya to the northeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Houz had a population of 2,239 in the 2004 census.[1] It is an Alawite village.[2]