Mashta Azar

Mashta Azar (Arabic: مشتى عازار) is a village in northwestern Syria, located west of Homs in the Wadi al-Nasarah valley, a region north of Talkalakh. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Mashta Azar had a population of 783 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians and Alawites.[2]

Mashta Azar

مشتى عازار
Village
Mashta Azar
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°46′21″N 36°12′28″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictTalkalakh
SubdistrictNasirah
Population
 (2004)
  Total783
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

It is a popular summer destination and tourist attraction in Syria.

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 182

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