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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]

Al-Mishtaya
المشتاية
Village
Al-Mishtaya
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°46′14″N 36°16′28″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictTalkalakh
SubdistrictNasirah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,002
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

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


  1. 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].
  2. Sprague, Sean. "Syria's Christian Valley". Catholic Near East Welfare Association.

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