Maryamin, Hama
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Maryamin مريمين Mariamin |
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| Village | |
 Maryamin
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| Coordinates: 34°53′06″N 36°26′20″E / 34.88498°N 36.438816°ECoordinates: 34°53′06″N 36°26′20″E / 34.88498°N 36.438816°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | Taldou |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 4,174 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Maryamin (Arabic: مريمين, also spelled Mariamin or Meriamen) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate starting from 2008 after being part of the Hama Governorate, located in Homs Gap southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Aqrab, Nisaf and Baarin to the north, Kafr Kamrah and Mashta al-Helu to the west, Shin, al-Shinyah and al-Qabu to the south, and Taldou and Tell Dahab to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Maryamin had a population of 4,174 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Maryamin is believed to be located on the site of a town founded by Ramses II of the New Kingdom of Egypt.
Maryamin, or ancient "Mariamme", was mentioned by Pliny the Elder and in late Roman lists. The town likely served as the capital of the Mariamnitai tribe, but very little mention of the Roman town survives. The Roman Catholic Church still maintains a titular "Bishop of Mariamme". An important late forth-century mosaic from the Byzantine era was discovered in the ruins of a villa in Maryamin in 1960. The mosaic has an area of 20 square meters and depicts six female musicians playing instruments. The depiction is one of the few artifacts that give an indication on how the organ instrument was used in the ancient period. The mosaic is currently displayed at the regional museum of Hama.
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