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Bookmark or Share- Long Read: The Story of Maaloula - Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART UK)Maaloula is one of the few places remaining in the world where Aramaic, the language of Jesus, has survived as a spoken, rural dialect. The village has a majority population of Antiochene Greek Orthodox and Melkite Greek Catholic Christians, living alongside a minority Muslim community.
- Christian Village, Ancient Town, Aramaic Language - BritannicaMaʿlula, village in southern Syria about 30 mi (50 km) north of Damascus. The houses are built on the slopes of a huge cirque of rocks that encloses the village; the houses are constructed of stones with flat beam roofs. Most of the houses have blue plaster on the outside, a Christian custom.
- Ma'alula Village (Maaloula) - All You Need to Know BEFORE ... - TripadvisorThe old village of Maaloula is still one of the only towns in the world that the local inhabitants still speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Maaloula is located northeast of Damascus at an altitude of 1,600 meters or about 5,000 feet under the mountainous region of Qalamoun.
- Maaloula - WikipediaMaaloula (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.
- Maalula Monasteries, Syria - Sacred DestinationsLocated 50 km from Damascus in the direction of Lebanon is the magnificent village of Maalula (also spelled Maaloula), Syria. Maalula is the only place in the world that still speaks Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Maalula is a predominantly Christian village with a population of about 2,000.
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