Al-Sarkha (Bakhah)
al-Sarkha
الصرخه - بخعة ܒܟܥܐ - בכעא Bakhʽa | |
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Village | |
al-Sarkha Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 33°53′4″N 36°33′46″E / 33.88444°N 36.56278°ECoordinates: 33°53′4″N 36°33′46″E / 33.88444°N 36.56278°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Yabroud District |
Nahiyah | Yabroud |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,405 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Sarkha, Bakhʽah or Bakhʽa (Arabic: الصرخه or بخعة, Aramaic: ܒܟܥܐ - בכעא)[2] is a Syrian village in the Yabroud District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Sarkha had a population of 1,405 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims and Greek Orthodox Christians.[3] It is one of only three remaining villages where Western Aramaic is still spoken, the other two being Maaloula and Jubb'adin.
References[]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maaloula_7.jpg
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 172
Bibliography[]
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
External links[]
- Samples of spoken Bakhah Aramaic at the Semitisches Tonarchiv (Semitic Audio Archive)
Categories:
- Populated places in Yabroud District
- Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Syria
- Rif Dimashq geography stubs