Maaloula
ܡܥܠܘܠܐ معلولا | |
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 Overview of Maaloula, 2006 | |
  Maaloula Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°50′39″N 36°32′48″E / 33.84417°N 36.54667°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | al-Qutayfah |
| Subdistrict | Maaloula |
| Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,762 |
Maaloula (Arabic: مَعلُولَا; Western Neo-Aramaic: ܡܥܠܘܠܐ ,מעלולא, romanized: Maʿlūlā) is a town in the Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria. The town is located 56 km to the northeast of Damascus and is built into the rugged mountainside at an altitude of more than 1,500m. It is known as one of two remaining villages where Western Neo-Aramaic is spoken, the other one being the nearby smaller village of Jubb'adin. Until the Syrian Civil War, Bakhʽa also had speakers of Western Neo-Aramaic. However, Bakhʽa was completely destroyed during the war, and all the survivors fled to other parts of Syria or to Lebanon.[2]
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CBSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Village of Bakh'a in Qalamoun: Interview". 26 January 2020.