Aramo, Syria

Aramo (Arabic: عرامو‎, ʿAramo, Armenian: Արամօ, Aramo) is a Syrian village located in Latakia Governorate north west of the country. Aramo is just 30 km from the Mediterranean Sea. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Aramo had a population of 490 in the 2004 census.[1]

Aramo

عرامو
Արամօ

ʿAramo
Village
Aramo
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°37′35.5″N 36°07′53.8″E
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia Governorate
DistrictAl-Haffah District
NahiyahSlinfah
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total490
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3

History

The village was part of the Ugaritic kingdom and was mentioned as 'Arime in the archives of the city c. 1300 BC.[2]

Armenians

The village is known to be populated by Armenians, but in 1947 they left in large numbers to Soviet Armenia. Now a few families live there. The town has an old Armenian church called Saint Stepanos built in 1310. It stands in the middle of the village. There are also some small churches carved in the rocks such as Surp Asdvadzadzin and Surp Kevork Armenian Apostolic churches. The Alawite Arabs also visit those two churches.

Nowadays, there is a small number of Armenian inhabitants in Aramo, most of whom speak the Arabic language.

See also

References
  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Librairie V. Lecoffre, ed. (1999). Revue biblique. 106. p. 333.


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