Qalatiyah (Arabic: قلاطية, also spelled Qlltia, Kilitia, or Kulleituliyeh) is a village in western Syria located close to the Lebanese border in the Wadi al-Nasara ("Valley of the Christians") and administratively belonging to the governorate of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qalatiyah had a population of 724 in the 2004 census.[1]
Qalatiyah
قلاطية | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Qalatiyah Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 34°47′39″N 36°18′49″E | |
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Governorate | Homs |
District | Talkalakh |
Subdistrict | Nasirah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 724 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians.[2][3] The majority of its population comes originally from Lebanon's northern Christian villages. Their migration began in the mid-19th century as a result of the Mount Lebanon civil war in 1860.[4] The village has a Greek Orthodox Church.[5]
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