Mashta Azar
مشتى عازار | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 34°46′21″N 36°12′28″E / 34.77250°N 36.20778°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Talkalakh |
Subdistrict | Nasirah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 783 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Mashta Azar (Arabic: مشتى عازار) is a village in northwestern Syria, located west of Homs in the Wadi al-Nasarah valley, a region north of Talkalakh. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Mashta Azar had a population of 783 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.[2] The village has a Greek Orthodox Church and a Greek Catholic Church[3][4]
It is a popular summer destination and tourist attraction in Syria.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 182
- ^ "الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية".
- ^ "الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية".
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