Ma’arrat Sidnaya
Ma’arrat Sidnaya is a village in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has about 3,080 residents. Ma’arrat Sidnaya is situated nearby to the village Dayr Mar Ilyas, as well as near the town Saidnaya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aqua Fresca and Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery.
Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Soman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Our Lady of Saidnaya Patriarchal Monastery is a monastery of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch located in Saidnaya, Syria. It is one of the most ancient monasteries in the world and in the region of the Middle East and North Africa, traditionally held to have been founded by Byzantine emperor Justinian I in 547 AD. Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery is situated 3½ km north of Ma’arrat Sidnaya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saidnaya and Hefeir at-Tahta.
Saidnaya
Town
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saidnaya, also transliterated as Saydnaya, Seidnaya or Sednaya, is a city located in the mountains, 1,500 m above sea level, 27 km north of the city of Damascus in Syria. Saidnaya is situated 3½ km north of Ma’arrat Sidnaya.
Hefeir at-Tahta
Village
Hufayr al-Tahta is a Syrian village located in the Douma District of Rif Dimashq. Hufayr al-Tahta had a population of 3,688 as per the 2004 census. Hefeir at-Tahta is situated 5 km southeast of Ma’arrat Sidnaya.
Betihet al-Wafedin
Town
Batihat al-Wafidin is a Syrian village located in Douma District. Batihat al-Wafidin had a population of 16,539 in the 2004 census. Betihet al-Wafedin is situated 9 km southeast of Ma’arrat Sidnaya.
Ma’arrat Sidnaya
- Type: Village with 3,080 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.67117° or 33° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
36.38449° or 36° 23′ 4″ eastPopulation
3,080Open location code
8G5RM9CM+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 573519631OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Ma’arrat Sidnaya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معرة صيدنايا”
- French: “Maarrate Sidnaya”
- German: “Maarrat Sidnaja”
- Hebrew: “מערת סידנאיא”
- Japanese: “マアッラト・シドナーヤ”
- Korean: “마아라트시드나야”
- Russian: “Мааррат-Сидная”
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