Village in northwestern Syria
Village in Homs, Syria
Al-Mishtaya المشتاية |
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34°46′14″N 36°16′28″E / 34.77056°N 36.27444°E / 34.77056; 36.27444 |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | Homs |
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District | Talkalakh |
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Subdistrict | Nasirah |
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Population (2004) |
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• Total | 1,002 |
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Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
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Al-Mishtaya (Arabic: المشتاية) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs and north of the border with Lebanon. Nearby localities include al-Husn to the southeast, Zweitina to the west, Marmarita to the northwest and al-Nasirah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mishtaya had a population of 1,002 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians.[2]
Saint George's Monastery in Al-Mishtaya is considered one of the main tourist attraction in the region of Valley of Christians.
See also
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic). See [Archive].
- ^ Sprague, Sean. "Syria's Christian Valley". Catholic Near East Welfare Association.
Homs Governorate
Homs District |
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Homs Subdistrict | - Homs
- Abil
- Abu Dali
- Ashrafiyah
- al-Dar al-Kabirah
- Fahilah
- Fairouzeh
- Hubub al-Rih
- Halmuz
- al-Hurriyah
- Jawalik
- Jawbar
- Judaydat al-Assi
- Judaydat al-Sharqiyah
- Kafr Abed
- Kafr Aya
- Maskanah
- al-Mubarakiyah
- al-Mukhtariyah
- al-Najmah
- al-Naqirah
- Qattinah
- al-Rayyan
- al-Riyadh
- Sakrah
- Teir Maalah
- Tell Ahmar
- Tell al-Naqa
- Tell al-Shur
- Tell Zubaydah
- al-Thabitiyah
- Zaidal
- Zhuriyah
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Ayn al-Niser Subdistrict | |
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Furqlus Subdistrict | |
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Hisyah Subdistrict | |
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Khirbet Tin Nur Subdistrict | |
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Mahin Subdistrict | |
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Qabu Subdistrict | |
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Qaryatayn Subdistrict | |
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Riqama Subdistrict | |
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Sadad Subdistrict | |
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Shin Subdistrict | |
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Taldou Subdistrict | |
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Mukharram Subdistrict | |
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Jubb al-Jarrah Subdistrict | - Jubb al-Jarrah
- Abu Qatur
- Aliyat al-Alyan
- Duwayr al-Gharbiyah
- Duwayr al-Sharqiyah
- Ghuzayliyah
- Maksar al-Hisan
- Masaadah
- Masudiyah
- Mughayzil
- Muntar al-Abal
- Mushayrifah al-Qibliyah
- Rasm Humaydah
- Shiha
- Taladi
- Tall al-Qata
- Tarfawi
- Tawil
- Umm al-Rif (al-Rish)
- Umm Tuwaynah al-Shamali
- Usmud
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Rastan Subdistrict | |
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Talbiseh Subdistrict | |
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Tadmur Subdistrict | |
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Sukhnah Subdistrict | |
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Talkalakh Subdistrict | |
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Hadidah Subdistrict | |
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Hawash Subdistrict | |
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Nasirah Subdistrict | |
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