Ma'aloula

This famous village is 65 km from Damascus, and at an altitude of 1500 m. Their houses are hung or carved into the rock, like a beehive. There are two monasteries: the Monastery of St. Sarkis and the Monastery of Santa TaqI. Its inhabitants still speak Aramaic was the language of Jesus. This language is also spoken by the inhabitants of two neighboring villages and Jabaadine Bakha'a (Sarkhan). Maaloula in Aramaic means "entry. "
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