Qalatiyah

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
Village
Qalatiyah is located in Syria
Qalatiyah
Qalatiyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°47′39″N 36°18′49″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictTalkalakh
SubdistrictNasirah
Population
 (2004)
  Total724
Time zoneUTC+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]

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Sprague, Sean. "Syria's Christian Valley". Catholic Near East Welfare Association.
  3. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 181
  4. "Nasara Valley". Tahawolat.net. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  5. "الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية".

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