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Old photos of Homs

23 photographs of Homs, from 1927 to 2023 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 23 photographs of Homs on PlaceWas span 5 decades, from 1927 to 2023. 3 of them were taken before 1980; the other 20 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.3 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.23 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Homs through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Ifpo Syrie, gouvernorat de Homs, Homs, vue aérienne oblique, Homs — photos through time
Ifpo Syrie, gouvernorat de Homs, Homs, vue aérienne oblique 3 photos · 1927–1933
Homs Al Hussami Mosque, Homs — photos through time
Homs Al Hussami Mosque 2 photos · 2010
Homs Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque, Homs — photos through time
Homs Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque 2 photos · 2008

Stories from Homs

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

Homs Abbas Mosque, Homs, 2008
Homs Abbas Mosque 2008 Abbas Mosque in Homs, Syria, is pictured in this 2008 photograph, part of the historic religious architecture found throughout the city's old quarter. Homs, Syria's third-largest city, sits on the Orontes River and has…
Homs Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque, Homs, 2008
Homs Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque 2008 The Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in Homs is shown in this 2008 photograph. Built around the tomb of the seventh-century general Khalid ibn al-Walid, the mosque's current structure with its twin minarets and domes dates…
Homs Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque, Homs, 2008
Homs Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque 2008 Another view of the Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque in Homs was recorded in this 2008 photograph. The mosque remains one of Syria's most visited religious sites owing to its association with the early Islamic military leader…
Al-Hariri Plaza Design and Renovation - Khaled ben Walid Mosque, Homs, 2008
Al-Hariri Plaza Design and Renovation - Khaled ben Walid Mosque 2008 Khaled ben Walid Mosque in Homs is shown in this 2008 photograph documenting the plaza design and renovation around the site. The mosque holds the tomb of Khalid ibn al-Walid, a celebrated seventh-century Muslim military…
محطة القطارات, Homs, 2009
محطة القطارات 2009 The railway station of Homs, a major transport hub in west-central Syria, is pictured here in 2009, years before the city's subsequent wartime destruction. Homs sits at a crossroads linking Damascus, Aleppo, and the…
Homs Al Adawiyeh Street mosque B, Homs, 2010
Homs Al Adawiyeh Street mosque B 2010 A mosque along Al Adawiyeh Street in the old quarter of Homs, Syria, photographed in 2010. The image documents the dense, historic urban fabric of central Homs in the years before the Syrian civil war caused widespread…
Mosque Khalid Bin Al Waleed مسجد خالد بن الوليد, Homs, 2010
Mosque Khalid Bin Al Waleed مسجد خالد بن الوليد 2010 The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque in Homs, Syria, an Ottoman-era mosque built over the tomb of the early Islamic military commander Khalid ibn al-Walid, photographed in 2010. It has long been one of the city's most visited…
Streets in Homs before war, Homs, 2010
Streets in Homs before war 2010 Streets of Homs, Syria, photographed in 2010 under the title 'before the war,' documenting the old city's ordinary appearance in the years just prior to the destruction the Syrian civil war later brought to the district.
1920s · 1 photo
1930s · 2 photos
2000s · 6 photos
2010s · 13 photos · showing 12, all 13 on the map ↗
2020s · 1 photo