Homs Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its geography differs in various locations in the governorate, from 40,940 km (15,807 sq mi) to 42,223 km (16,302 sq mi). It is geographically the largest governorate in Syria. Homs Governorate has a population of 1,763,000 as of 2010. The Homs governorate is divided into six administrative districts (mantiqah), with the city of Homs as a separate district. Homs is the capital city of the district of Homs. Its governor is Namir Habib Makhlouf.

A Homs Governorate also formed part of Ottoman Syria, when it was also known as the Sanjak of Homs.

The governorate is divided into seven districts, known as manatiqs. The districts are further divided into 25 sub-districts, known as nawahis:

- a newly-created district since 2010, formerly belonging to Homs District

In late 2011, the population of Homs reached 1,803,000. This amounted to 8% of Syria’s total population. Sunni Muslims made up 64% of the governorate, while Alawite Muslims made up 25%, Christians made up 8%, Twelver Shia Muslims made up 2%, and Ismaili Muslims made up 0.2%.

• Joseph Atiyeh, silver medalist in Olympic wrestling, 1984 Summer Olympics

• Homs offensive (November–December 2015)

• ehoms The First Complete website for Homs news and services