Amar al-Husn (; also known simply as 'Amar) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Amar al-Husn had a population of 373 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 182 The village has an Antiochian Orthodox Church, a Greek Catholic Church and an Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
The First Syrian Olympic Medalist Joseph Atiyeh, in addition to the Antiguan politician and businessman Aziz Hadeed, were born in Amar al Husn
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