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Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Homs

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Mosque in Homs, Syria This article is about the mosque in Homs. The Great Mosque of al-Nuri ( Arabic : ٱلْجَامِع ٱلنُّورِي ٱلْكَبِير , romanized : al-Jāmiʿ an-Nūrī al-Kabīr ) also called al-Nouri Mosque , is a mosque in Homs , Syria . It is situated off ash-Shouhada street, adjacent to the city's historical roofed souqs ("markets").

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mosque in hims

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mosque in homs

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