Mashta Azar

Mashta Azar
مشتى عازار
Village
Mashta Azar

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°46′21″N 36°12′28″E / 34.77250°N 36.20778°E / 34.77250; 36.20778
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Talkalakh
Subdistrict Nasirah
Population (2004)
  Total 783
Time zone EET (UTC+3)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)

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 Greek Orthodox Christians.[2]

It is a popular summer destination and tourist attraction in Syria.

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004.". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Smith, 1841, p. 182.

Bibliography


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