Maarat Saidnaya

Maarat Saidnaya
معرة صيدنايا
Maaret Saidnaya
Village
Maarat Saidnaya
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°40′9″N 36°22′47″E / 33.66917°N 36.37972°E / 33.66917; 36.37972Coordinates: 33°40′9″N 36°22′47″E / 33.66917°N 36.37972°E / 33.66917; 36.37972
Country  Syria
Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate
District Al-Tall District
Nahiyah Saidnaya
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 3,084
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Maarat Saidnaya, or Maaret Saidnaya (Arabic: معرة صيدنايا‎) is a mountainous village in Al-Tall District of Damascus's Countryside Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria. It sets on the plains of the Qalamun Mountains that are overlooked by nearby city of Saidnaya at 1,200 metres (3,937.00 feet) above sea level, 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of the city of Damascus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maarat Saidnaya had a population of 3,084 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite Catholics.[2]

Located on the mountain side at the outskirt of the village, Mar Elias Monastery (St. Elijah Monastery; Arabic: دير مار الياس; pronounced: "Deir Mar Elias"), is one of its most famous attractions [http://www.syriaphotoguide.com/home/deir-mar-elias-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3-damascus/[3]]. Many people come every year to visit this Melkite Greek Catholic Church especially to celebrate St.Elijah day of 20-June.

Notably also, the Mor Ephrem Monastery, consecrated in 1996, is the residence of the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, along with a seminary of the church.

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 172.
  3. ↑ "Deir Mar Elias". syriaphotoguide. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

Bibliography

  • Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. 3. Crocker and Brewster.


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