Marayan
Marayan مرعيان Mir'ian |
|
---|---|
Village | |
Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Idlib |
District | Ariha |
Subdistrict | Ihsim |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,274 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Marayan (Arabic: مرعيان, also spelled Mir'ian) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Ariha District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Marayan had a population of 2,274 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2] Nearby localities include Ihsim and Iblin to the south, Sarjah to the east, and al-Rami and Ariha to the north.
In the 1960s, Marayan was a small village containing a mosque and a spring. In the village's immediate vicinity are the ruins of Byzantine-era grottoes, which were being used as underground residences in the 1960s.[2]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references>
tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />
, or <references group="..." />
Bibliography
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boulanger, 1966, p. 411.