Lake Homs

{{For|the Roman-built dam impounding the lake|Lake Homs Dam}}

{{Infobox lake

| name = Lake Homs

| native_name = {{native name list |tag1=ar|name1=بحيرة حمص |tag2=ar|name2=بحيرة قطينة}}

| other_name = Lake Qattinah

| image =Lake Homs Satellite.png

| caption =Satellite image of Lake Homs

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| location = Homs Governorate

| coords = {{coord|34.6434|36.5728|type:waterbody_region:SY|display=inline,title}}

| type = Reservoir

| inflow = Orontes River

| outflow = Orontes River

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| basin_countries = Syria

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| area = {{convert|60|km2|abbr=on}}

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| cities = Homs

| pushpin_map = Syria

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Lake Homs ({{langx|ar|بحيرة حمص}}) (also called Lake Qattinah, {{langx|ar|بحيرة قطينة}}) is a lake near Homs, Syria, fed by the Orontes River. The Orontes is also the lake's main outflow. The lake is {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}} from the city of Homs, and spans over {{convert|60|km2|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|url=http://www.syria.org.cn/torism/destinations/homs.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080514004903/http://www.syria.org.cn/torism/destinations/homs.htm|archive-date = 2008-05-14|title = 新在线伊人,久操综合在线,综合导航视频网-2022最新导航持续更新中}}

The lake is artificial, created by the Lake Homs Dam at its northern end. The dam's original structure was one of the most visible works of ancient engineering in Syria and in the Fertile Crescent. Built by the ancient Romans, the dam had created a reservoir whose water was conducted to nearby fields through a network of canals.Dumper, 2007, p.171.