Saidnaya
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Saidnaya (also transliterated Saydnaya, Seidnaya or Sednaya, from the Syriac: ܣܝܕܢܝܐ, Arabic: صيدنايا, romanized: Ṣaydnāyā) is a city located in the mountains, 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level, 27 km (17 mi) north of the city of Damascus in Syria. It is the home of a Greek Orthodox monastery traditionally held to have been founded by Byzantine emperor Justinian I, and where a renowned icon of the Virgin Mary is revered by both Christians and Muslims to this day. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Saidnaya had a population of 25,194 in the 2004 census.[1]
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Saidnaya
صيدنايا, ܣܝܕܢܝܐ Sednaya, Seydnaya, Saidenaya | |
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Coordinates: 33°41′48″N 36°22′26″E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
District | al-Tall |
Subdistrict | Saidnaya |
Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,194 |
Time zone | +2 |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
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