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Aramo عرامو ԱրամօʿAramo
Village
AramoLocation in Syria
Coordinates: 35°37′35.5″N 36°07′53.8″E / 35.626528°N 36.131611°E / 35.626528; 36.131611
Country	Syria
Governorate	Latakia Governorate
District	Al-Haffah District
Nahiyah	Slinfah
Population
• Total	490
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Aramo (Arabic: عرامو, ʿAramo, Armenian: Արամօ, Aramo) is a Syrian village located in Latakia Governorate north west of the country. Aramo is just 30 km from the Mediterranean Sea. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Aramo had a population of 490 in the 2004 census.

History

The village was part of the Ugaritic kingdom and was mentioned as 'Arime in the archives of the city c. 1300 BC.

Armenians

The village is known to be populated by Armenians, but in 1947 they left in large numbers to Soviet Armenia. Now a few families live there. The town has an old Armenian church called Saint Stepanos built in 1310. It stands in the middle of the village. There are also some small churches carved in the rocks such as Surp Asdvadzadzin and Surp Kevork Armenian Apostolic churches. The Alawite Arabs also visit those two churches.

Nowadays, there is a small number of Armenian inhabitants in Aramo, most of whom speak the Arabic language. There was a census around 2021 by the Syrian government counting around 255 Armenians in total in the city, making them half of the city of Aramo's population.

See also

• Armenians in Syria
• Kesab
• List of Armenian ethnic enclaves

References

1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
2. Librairie V. Lecoffre, ed. (1999). Revue biblique. Vol. 106. p. 333.
3. "Syria's Armenian community resilient, but faces uncertain future - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East".

v t e Latakia Governorate
Latakia District Latakia Subdistrict Latakia Baksa Burj al-Qasab Kirsana Mushayrafet al-Samouk al-Qanjarah Sinjwan Sitmarkho Sqoubin Ayn al-Bayda Subdistrict Ayn al-Bayda Burj Islam Mashqita al-Safsaf Salib al-Turkman al-Shabatliyah Bahluliyah Subdistrict al-Bahluliyah al-Jandiriyah Hanadi Subdistrict Hanadi al-Bassah Fideo al-Sanawbar al-Shir Kessab Subdistrict Kessab Qastal Ma'af Subdistrict Qastal Ma'af al-Badrusiyah Balloran Umm al-Tuyour Zaghrin Rabia Subdistrict Rabia
Jableh District Jableh Subdistrict Jableh Arab al-Mulk Bisaysin al-Burjal Bustan al-Basha Dirghamo Hmeimim al-Qabu Ras al-Ayn al-Sharashir Siyannu Ayn al-Sharqiyah Subdistrict Ayn al-Sharqiyah Bani Qahtan Castle Qurn Hulya Mutawwar Zama Ayn Shiqaq Subdistrict Ayn Shiqaq Benjaro Btigramo al-Budi al-Qassabin Sarabion Beit Yashout Subdistrict Beit Yashout Bsheili Halbakko Hallet Ara Daliyah Subdistrict Daliyah Qutailibiyah Subdistrict al-Qutailibiyah al-Aqibah Baabda Bashraghi Dweir Baabda (incl. Sarabion) Hamam al-Qarahleh Qurfays
Haffah Haffah Subdistrict Al-Haffah Babna Jankil Zanqufa Ayn al-Tineh Subdistrict Ayn al-Tineh al-Jandiriyah Kinsabba Subdistrict Kinsabba Brouma Duwayrika Kabani Ta'uma Muzayraa Subdistrict Muzayraa Difa Slinfah Subdistrict Slinfah Salma Aramo
Qardaha District Qardaha Subdistrict Qardaha al-Fakhurah Bahamra Bayt Suhin Bishalama Bisrama Dabbash Harf al-Musaytirah Istamo Jawbat Burghal Kilmakho Mahalibeh Castle Yarte

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