Qalatiyah
قلاطية | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Qalatiyah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°47′39″N 36°18′49″E / 34.79417°N 36.31361°E | |
| Country | 
Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Talkalakh |
| Subdistrict | Nasirah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 724 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | +3 |
Qalatiyah ( Arabic: قلاطية, also spelled Qlltia, Kilitia, or Kulleituliyeh) is a village in western Syria in the Wadi al-Nasara ("Valley of the Christians") and administratively belonging to the governorate of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qalatiyah had a population of 724 in the 2004 census. [1]
Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians. [2] [3] The village has a Greek Orthodox Church. [4]
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Sprague, Sean. "Syria's Christian Valley". Catholic Near East Welfare Association.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 181
- ^ "الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية".
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