Homs is located 162 kilometres (101 mi) north of Damascus, 193 kilometres (120 mi) south of Aleppo, 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of Hama, and 186 kilometres (116 mi) southeast of Latakia on the Mediterranean coast. Nearby towns and villages include al-Qusayr to the southwest, Fairouzeh in the southeast, Zaidal to the east, Shin, Marmarita and Zweitina to the west, Mashrafah to the northeast, al-Ghantoo, Talbiseh and ar-Rastan to the north and Houla to the northwest
