Maarat Saidnaya
Appearance
Maarat Saidnaya
معرة صيدنايا | |
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Village | |
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Country | ![]() |
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 Syrian village in the Al-Tall District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. 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] The Mor Ephrem Monastery, consecrated in 1996, is the siege of a seminary and the residence of the patriarch.
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. Template:Ar icon
- ^ Smith, 1841, p. 172.
Bibliography
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. Vol. 3. Crocker and Brewster.