Village in Homs, Syria
Qalatiyah قلاطية |
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Village |
34°47′39″N 36°18′49″E / 34.79417°N 36.31361°E / 34.79417; 36.31361 |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | Homs |
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District | Talkalakh |
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Subdistrict | Nasirah |
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Population (2004) |
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• Total | 724 |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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• Summer (DST) | +3 |
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Qalatiyah (Arabic: قلاطية, also spelled Qlltia, Kilitia, or Kulleituliyeh) is a village in western Syria 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]
Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians.[2][3] The village has a Greek Orthodox Church.[4]
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Sprague, Sean. "Syria's Christian Valley". Catholic Near East Welfare Association.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 181
- ^ "الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية".
Bibliography
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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