Zuweitina
Zuweitina is a village in Homs Governorate, Syria and has about 697 residents. Zuweitina is situated nearby to the hamlet Ain ar-Raheb, as well as near Jiwar al-Afas.Places of Interest
Highlights include St George Monastery and Lady of the Valley Sculpture.
St George Monastery
Church
Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Georges is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery in the village of al-Mishtaya in the "Valley of the Christians", belonging to the Homs Governorate in northwestern Syria, the place located just a few kilometers north of the famous castle Krak des Chevaliers.
Lady of the Valley Sculpture
Work of art
Photo: أفرام, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lady of the Valley is a Marian shrine inaugurated on 16 August 2009, located in Al-Nasirah, Wadi al-Nasara in Syria. The statue is built near the Lady of the Valley Church on top of Mount of the Pilgrim, which is dedicated to Saint George. Lady of the Valley Sculpture is situated 3½ km northeast of Zuweitina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marmarita and Al-Mishtaya.
Marmarita
Village
Photo: Famaty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marmarita is a village in northwestern Syria, located west of Homs. Marmarita is one of the largest villages in Wadi al-Nasara, a region north of Talkalakh.
Al-Mishtaya
Village
Al-Mishtaya is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs and north of the border with Lebanon.
Kafra
Village
Kafra is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafra had a population of 909 in the 2004 census.
Zuweitina
- Type: Village with 697 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.76897° or 34° 46′ 8″ northLongitude
36.24913° or 36° 14′ 57″ eastPopulation
697Open location code
8G6RQ69X+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 572550799OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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