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Wadi al-Nasara وادي الرومΚοιλάδα των Χριστιανών
Village Cluster
Wadi al-NasaraLocation in Syria
Coordinates: 34°46′N 36°16′E / 34.767°N 36.267°E / 34.767; 36.267
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs Governorate
District	Talkalakh District

Wadi al-Nasara (Arabic: وادي النصارى / ALA-LC: Wādī an-Naṣārá, which both mean "Valley of Christians") is an area in western Syria that administratively belongs to the governorate of Homs.

Most people in the area are Greek Orthodox Christians. It is ecclesiastically under the Archdiocese of Akkar, which has its seat in Cheikh Taba, Lebanon. The current Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Akkar and Wadi al-Nasara and its dependencies (Safita and Tartus) is Basilius Mansour.

Touristic attractions

Wadi al-Nasara was a popular tourist site before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. Among its touristic attractions are the Saint George's Monastery located in the town of al-Mishtaya, the Krak des Chevaliers Crusader castle located in the village of al-Husn and the shrine of the Lady of the Valley in al-Nasira.

Villages in the valley

• Anaz (Arabic: عناز)
• ِAltalleh/Al-Talla (Arabic: التلة)

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  Al-Hawash (Arabic: الحواش)
• Mizyeneh (Arabic: المزينة)
• Ain al-Ajouz (Arabic: عين العجوز)
• al-Nasirah (Arabic: الناصرة)
• Kafra (Arabic: كفرا)
• Marmarita (Arabic: مرمريتا)
• al-Mishtaya (Arabic: المشتاية)
• Habnamrah (Arabic: حب نمرة)
• Ain al-Barda (Arabic: عين الباردة)
• Mashta Azar (Arabic: مشتى عازار)
• Ain al-Ghara (Arabic: عين الغارة)
• Qalatiyah (Arabic: القلاط)
• Zweitina (Arabic: الزويتينة)
• Bahzina (Arabic: بحزينا)
• Ballat (Arabic: بلاط)
• Kimah (Arabic: كيمة)
• Tannurin (Arabic: تنورين)
• Daghlah (Arabic: دغلة)
• Jiwar al-Afas (Arabic: جوار العفص)
• Muklous (Arabic: مقلس)
• Kafr Ram (Arabic: كفرام)
• Rabah, Syria (Arabic: رباح)
• Amar al-Husn (Arabic: عمار الحصن)
• Juwaniyat (Arabic: جوانيات)
• Ain al-Raheb (Arabic: عين الراهب)
• Ish al-Shuha (Arabic: عش الشوحة)
• al-Muqaabarat (Arabic: مقعبرة)
• al-Mazraah (Arabic: مزرعة)
• Duwair al-Lin (Arabic: دوير اللين)
• Al-Husn (Arabic: الحصن)

Notable people from the Valley of the Christians

• Victor Atiyeh- American politician, former Governor of Oregon (father was from Al-Husn)
• Joseph Atiyeh- Olympic medalist, winner of Syria's first Olympic medal (born in Al-Husn)
• Mitch Daniels- American politician, former Governor of Indiana (paternal grandfather was from Qalatiyah)
• Murray Abraham- American Oscar-winning actor (father was from Muqlus)
• John X of Antioch- Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (father is from Marmarita)
• Yusuf Al-Khal- Lebanese-Syrian poet and journalist, pioneer of Arabic surrealist poetry (born in Al-Husn)
• Teri Hatcher- American actress (maternal grandfather was from Safita near Wadi al-Nasara)
• Zerefeh Bashur- first licensed female physician in the Levant (born in Safita)
• Elissa- Lebanese singer (mother is from Wadi al-Nasara)
• Nadine Al Rassi- Lebanese actress (mother is from Marmarita)

See also

• Antiochian Greek Christians
• Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
• Eastern Orthodoxy in Syria

References

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Qusayr District Qusayr Subdistrict Al-Qusayr Abu Juri al-Aqrabiyah Arjoun Akkum Baluzah Burhaniyah al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah al-Dabaah Dahiyat al-Majd Daminah al-Sharqiyah Daminah al-Gharbiyah Dibbin Diyabiyah al-Fadeliyah al-Ghassaniyah al-Hamam al-Hawik Hawsh Murshid Sama'an Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali al-Houz Husseiniya Jubaniyah Jusiyah al-Amar Kafr Mousa al-Masriyah Mudan al-Nahariyah al-Naim al-Nizariyah al-Qurniyah Rablah al-Sakher al-Sallumiyah Samaqiyat al-Gharbiyah Samaqiyat al-Sharqiyah Saqrajah al-Sawadiyah al-Shayahat al-Shumariyah Shinshar Tell al-Nabi Mando Wadi Hanna Zira'a Zita al-Gharbiyah
Rastan District Rastan Subdistrict Al-Rastan Abu Hamamah Asiliyah Ballan Dalfin al-Ghasibiyah Gharnatah Izz al-Din Hameis Kafr Nan Kissin al-Manara Murayj al-Durr al-Qunaytrat Sulaym Tasnin al-Waza'iyah Zamaymer Talbiseh Subdistrict Talbiseh Deir Ful al-Farhaniyah al-Ghantu al-Hashimiyah al-Makramiyah al-Qanniyah Saan al-Aswad al-Sabil Tell Jayurin al-Thawrah Umm Sharshuh al-Zaafaraniyah
Tadmur District Tadmur Subdistrict Tadmur Arak al-Bayda al-Bi'arat Rasm al-Abid Sukhnah Subdistrict Al-Sukhnah Karim al-Kawm al-Kadir al-Taybah al-Tuwaynat
Talkalakh District Talkalakh Subdistrict Talkalakh Akkari al-Amariyah Aridah Ayn al-Sawda Ayn al-Tineh al-Gharbiyah al-Bahluniyah Baruha Bayt Qarin Burj al-Arab Burj al-Maksur Dabousieh Hajar Abyad Halat Hasrajiyah Jaafariyat Kafrish Khirbet al-Jabab Masyadah Naarah Qanuta Qurayyat Qumayrah al-Shabaq al-Shabruniyah Shalluh Shamsiyah Sindiyana Samikah Tell Hawsh Tell Sarrin al-Zarah Zanbiyah Hadidah Subdistrict Hadidah Ayn al-Tineh al-Sharqiyah Barudiyah Bayun Baznaya Dardariyah Haratayn al-Malikiyah al-Mashrafah al-Sharqiyah Khansaa Khirbet al-Manqalah Lawaybdah Marasiyah Na'isiyah Na'urah Qaz al-Khass Rihaniyah Tell al-Safa Umm al-Dawali Umm Jamah Hawash Subdistrict Al-Hawash Anaz Ain al-Ajouz Ain al-Ghara Ballat Bisas Duwair al-Lin al-Husn Ish al-Shuhah Inata Juwaniyat al-Mazraah Mizyeneh al-Muqaabarat Muqlus Qal al-Saqa al-Shuwayhid Tallah Nasirah Subdistrict Al-Nasirah Amar al-Husn Ain al-Barda Ain al-Raheb Bahzina Baydar Rafiah Daghlah Habnamrah Jankamrah Jiwar al-Afas Kafra Kimah Marmarita Mashta Azar al-Mishtaya Qalatiyah Qurb Ali Tannurin Zweitina

34°46′N 36°16′E / 34.767°N 36.267°E / 34.767; 36.267

• Valleys of Syria
• Greek Orthodoxy in Syria