Qalatiyah
Qalatiyah
قلاطية | |
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Village | |
  Qalatiyah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°47′39″N 36°18′49″E / 34.79417°N 36.31361°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Talkalakh |
| Subdistrict | Nasirah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 724 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
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]
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]
References[]
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Sprague, Sean. "Syria's Christian Valley". Catholic Near East Welfare Association.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 181
- ^ "Nasara Valley". Tahawolat.net. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
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