Researcher Al-Najjar: Archaeological sites of Homs are cultural heritage dating back to various historical eras 

Homs governorate contains many archaeological and historical monuments dating back to the Aramaic, Greek, Roman and Islamic civilizations. It is also rich in factories and companies concerned with pastoral and agricultural products and food industries.

Regarding the sites of Homs and its social and economic structure in the middle of the sixteenth century, a member of the Syrian Historical Society and researcher, Eng. Abdulhadi Al-Najjar said in a statement to SANA that the castle was one of the most prominent sites of the city of Homs, which is a solid building built of stones on top of a hill. The sites include the Great Mosque which is considered as the most important mosque in the city, the Bimaristan al-Nuri, which is the only hospital in Homs, and educational institutions that include the Nuuriyya, al-Kojakiya, al-Hasamiyya, and al-Asrouniyyah schools.

The researcher noted that the textile industry occupied an important and prominent position in the economy of Homs, through the silk trade, which was popular in it, along with other traditional economic and service activities, such as baths, Orontes mills, and the fishing craft in Qattina Lake in Homs.

Engineer Al-Najjar, indicated that there are important aspects of the history of Homs that are revealed in the manuscript “The Journey of Al-Nahrawali”, which took place in the sixteenth century in 1557.

Al-Najjar pointed out that “Al-Nahrwali” manuscript is in English, and there is no printed Arabic version, noting that it is one of the most important historical documents of the city of Homs in the sixteenth century.

Inas Abdulkareem