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Village in Homs, Syria
Mashta Azar مشتى عازار
Village
Mashta Azar is located in SyriaMashta AzarMashta AzarLocation in Syria
Coordinates: 34°46′21″N 36°12′28″E / 34.77250°N 36.20778°E / 34.77250; 36.20778
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictTalkalakh
SubdistrictNasirah
Population
 • Total783
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

Mashta Azar (Arabic: مشتى عازار) is a village in northwestern Syria, located west of Homs in the Wadi al-Nasarah valley, a region north of Talkalakh. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Mashta Azar had a population of 783 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians. The village has a Greek Orthodox Church and a Greek Catholic Church

It is a popular summer destination and tourist attraction in Syria.

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 182
  3. "الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية".
  4. "الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية".

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Mahin
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Homs Governorate within Syria
Homs Governorate
Mukharram District
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Qusayr District
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Rastan District
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Tadmur District
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Sukhnah
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Talkalakh District
Talkalakh
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Hadidah
Subdistrict
Hawash
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Nasirah
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