Al-Mishtaya
Al-Mishtaya
المشتاية | |
|---|---|
  Al-Mishtaya Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°46′14″N 36°16′28″E / 34.77056°N 36.27444°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Talkalakh |
| Subdistrict | Nasirah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,002 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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