Wadi al-Nasara

Wadi al-Nasarah وادي النصارى Κοιλάδα των Χριστιανών
Wadi al-Nasarah Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°45′N 36°19′E / 34.750°N 36.317°E / 34.750; 36.317
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs Governorate
District	Talkalakh District

Zweitina Village

Mashta Azar Village

Wadi al-Nasara (Arabic: وادي النصارى‎ / ALA-LC: Wādī an-Naṣārá, Greek: Κοιλάδα των Χριστιανών, Koiláda ton Christianón, which both mean "Valley of Christians") is an area in western Syria, close to the Lebanese border and administratively belonging to the governorate of Homs. Most people in the area are Greek Orthodox Christians. Wadi al-Nasara used to be a popular tourist site before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war.

Villages in the valley

• Marmarita (Arabic: مرمريتا‎)
• al-Huwash (Arabic: الحواش‎)
• Zweitina (Arabic: الزويتينة‎)
• al-Mazinah (Arabic: المزينة‎)
• al-Nasirah (Arabic: الناصرة‎)
• Muqabara (Arabic: مقعبرة‎)
• al-Mishtaya (Arabic: المشتاية‎)
• Ballat (Arabic: بلاط‎)
• Tannurin (Arabic: تنورين‎)
• Anaz (Arabic: عناز‎)
• Jiwar al-Afas (Arabic: جوار العفص‎)
• Habnamrah (Arabic: حب نمرة‎)
• Ish al-Shuha (Arabic: عش الشوحة‎)
• Amar al-Husn (Arabic: عمار الحصن‎)
• Ayn al-Barda (Arabic: عين الباردة‎)
• Ayn al-Ajuzi (Arabic: عين العجوز‎)
• Ayn al-Ghara (Arabic: عين الغارة‎)
• Kafra (Arabic: كفرا‎)
• Mashta Azar (Arabic: مشتى عازار‎)
• Qalatiyah (Arabic: القلاط‎)
• Kimah (Arabic: كيمة‎)
• Masraa (Arabic: مزرعة‎)
• Muklous (Arabic: مقلس‎)
• Kafr Ram (Arabic: كفرام‎)
• Bahzina (Arabic: بحزينا‎)
• Joineyat (Arabic: جوانيات‎)
• Tallah (Arabic: التل‎)
• Daghla (Arabic: دغلة‎)
• Rabah (Arabic: رباح‎)

See also

• Antiochian Greek Christians
• Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
• Eastern Orthodoxy in Syria
• Eastern Orthodoxy in Lebanon

References

Coordinates: 34°45′N 36°19′E / 34.750°N 36.317°E / 34.750; 36.317

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