Official Name: | Al-Mishtaya |
Native Name: | المشتاية |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Coordinates: | 34.7706°N 36.2744°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Homs |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Talkalakh |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Nasirah |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | 1,002 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Al-Mishtaya (Arabic: المشتاية) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs and north of the border with Lebanon. Nearby localities include al-Husn to the southeast, Zweitina to the west, Marmarita to the northwest and al-Nasirah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mishtaya had a population of 1,002 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians.[2]
Saint George's Monastery in Al-Mishtaya is considered one of the main tourist attraction in the region of Valley of Christians.