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Al-Mishtaya

Al-Mishtaya
المشتاية
Village
Al-Mishtaya is located in Syria
Al-Mishtaya
Al-Mishtaya
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°46′14″N 36°16′28″E / 34.77056°N 36.27444°E / 34.77056; 36.27444Coordinates: 34°46′14″N 36°16′28″E / 34.77056°N 36.27444°E / 34.77056; 36.27444
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Talkalakh
Subdistrict Nasirah
Population (2004)
 • Total 1,002
Time zone EET (UTC+3)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)

Al-Mishtaya (Arabic: المشتاية‎‎) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs and north of the border with Lebanon. Nearby localities include al-Husn to the southeast, Zweitina to the west, Marmarita to the northwest and al-Nasirah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mishtaya had a population of 1,002 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.

Saint George's Monastery in Al-Mishtaya is considered one of the main tourist attraction in the region of Valley of Christians.


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