Baba Amr

Baba Amr
بابا عمرو
Neighborhood
View of Baba Amr neighbourhood
View of Baba Amr neighbourhood
Baba Amr is located in Syria
Baba Amr
Baba Amr
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°42′39″N 36°41′28″E / 34.71083°N 36.69111°E / 34.71083; 36.69111
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
SubdistrictHoms
CityHoms
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
34,175
 Population includes adjacent neighborhood of Sultaniya

Baba Amr (Arabic: بابا عمرو/ALA-LC: Bâba ʿAmr) is a city district (hayy) in southwestern Homs in central Syria. In 2004, it had a population of 34,175 (the hayy of Sultaniya which abuts Baba Amr to the south was also counted in this figure).[1] Abutting Baba Amr and Sultaniya from the north and south respectively are the city districts of Inshaat and the village of Jobar. To the west are the villages of Aysun, Shalluh and al-Mazra'a and to the east is Homs' Palestinian refugee camp.