Marayan
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| Marayan مرعيان Mir'ian |
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 Marayan
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| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Ariha |
| Subdistrict | Ihsim |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,274 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Marayan (Arabic: مرعيان, also spelled Mir'ian) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Ariha District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Marayan had a population of 2,274 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2] Nearby localities include Ihsim and Iblin to the south, Sarjah to the east, and al-Rami and Ariha to the north.
In the 1960s, Marayan was a small village containing a mosque and a spring. In the village's immediate vicinity are the ruins of Byzantine-era grottoes, which were being used as underground residences in the 1960s.[2]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boulanger, 1966, p. 411.
Bibliography
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