Wadi al-Nasara
Village Cluster in Homs Governorate, Syria
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Wadi al-Nasara (Arabic: وادي النصارى / ALA-LC: Wādī an-Naṣārá "Valley of Christians") is an area in western Syria that administratively belongs to the governorate of Homs.
Wadi al-Nasara
وادي الروم Κοιλάδα των Χριστιανών | |
|---|---|
Village Cluster | |
 Wadi al-Nasara Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°46′N 36°16′E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs Governorate |
| District | Talkalakh District |
Most people in the area are Greek Orthodox Christians. It is ecclesiastically under the Archdiocese of Akkar, which has its seat in Cheikh Taba, Lebanon.[1] The current[citation needed] Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Akkar and Wadi al-Nasara and its dependencies (Safita and Tartus) is Basilius Mansour.[2]
Landmarks
Wadi al-Nasara was a popular tourist site before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. Among its touristic attractions are the Saint George's Monastery located in the town of al-Mishtaya, the Krak des Chevaliers Crusader castle located in the village of al-Husn and the shrine of the Lady of the Valley in al-Nasira.
Villages in the valley
- Anaz (Arabic: عناز)
- ِAltalleh/Al-Talla (Arabic: التلة)
- Al-Hawash (Arabic: الحواش)
- Mizyeneh (Arabic: المزينة)
- Ain al-Ajouz (Arabic: عين العجوز)
- al-Nasirah (Arabic: الناصرة)
- Kafra (Arabic: كفرا)
- Marmarita (Arabic: مرمريتا)
- al-Mishtaya (Arabic: المشتاية)
- Habnamrah (Arabic: حب نمرة)
- Ain al-Barda (Arabic: عين الباردة)
- Mashta Azar (Arabic: مشتى عازار)
- Ain al-Ghara (Arabic: عين الغارة)
- Qalatiyah (Arabic: القلاط)
- Zweitina (Arabic: الزويتينة)
- Bahzinah (Arabic: بحزينا)
- Ballat (Arabic: بلاط)
- Kimah (Arabic: كيمة)
- Tannurin (Arabic: تنورين)
- Daghlah (Arabic: دغلة)
- Jiwar al-Afas (Arabic: جوار العفص)
- Muklous (Arabic: مقلس)
- Kafr Ram (Arabic: كفرام)
- Rabah, Syria (Arabic: رباح)
- Amar al-Husn (Arabic: عمار الحصن)
- Juwaniyat (Arabic: جوانيات)
- Ain al-Raheb (Arabic: عين الراهب)
- Ish al-Shuha (Arabic: عش الشوحة)
- al-Muqaabarat (Arabic: مقعبرة)
- al-Mazraah (Arabic: مزرعة)
- Duwair al-Lin (Arabic: دوير اللين)
- Al-Husn (Arabic: الحصن)
Notable people from Wadi al-Nasara
- Victor Atiyeh - American politician, former Governor of Oregon (father was from Al-Husn)[3]
- Joseph Atiyeh - Olympic medalist, winner of Syria's first Olympic medal (born in Al-Husn)[4]
- John X of Antioch - Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (father is from Marmarita)[5]
- Yusuf Al-Khal - Lebanese-Syrian poet and journalist, pioneer of Arabic surrealist poetry (born in Al-Husn)[6]
- Zerefeh Bashur - first licensed female physician in the Levant (born in Safita)[7]
