Maarat Saidnaya
| Maarat Saidnaya معرة صيدنايا | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Al-Tall District |
| Nahiyah | Saidnaya |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,084 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
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
- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ 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. 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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