Al-Ghantu (Arabic: الغنطو‎, also spelled al-Ghantoo, ALA-LC: al-Ghanṭū: but the original name is spelled: الغُنْثُر/ Al-Ghonthor, which means the land of fountains) is a town in the northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Homs. Nearby towns include Talbisa to the northwest and Taldou further to the northeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Ghantu had a population of 9,412 in 2004.