08/08/2023
The village of Aramo.... Maaloula on the coast
The village of Aramo is called the Maaloula of the coast, and the village with seven eyes and seven forests.
It and its beautiful and interesting neighbourhoods, manifestations of nobility, originality and heritage, as well as traces of man and nature, are evident.
It is the compound of the three that remove sadness from a person: greenery, water, and a beautiful face.
It is a land that is visited, and everywhere in it and around it there is something that stops the eye and the heart and brings joy.
The village and its environs are among the richest areas with classical antiquities, especially Roman and Byzantine ones, and it played an important role in the life of monasticism in the first centuries AD. daily in and out..
The village of Aramo overlooks the city of Latakia and the sea to the west, a captivating view from a height of about a thousand meters, while the two peaks of the Prophet Yunus and the Prophet Matta (PBUH) mountains overlook it from the east from a distance of five kilometers..
The village of Aramo and its surroundings are located in the district of Slenfeh, Al-Haffa district, Lattakia governorate, and it is nine kilometers away from the town of Slenfeh to the north, and from the city of Lattakia forty-five kilometers to the east, and within less than an hour, the visitor can reach it coming from the city of Lattakia, passing through the city of Al-Haffah The city of castle and grapes..
Areas to be visited in and around the village of Aramo:
_ St. Stephen's Church of the Orthodox Armenians, which was built in 1267 AD
The Monastery of the Virgin Mary (pbuh) north of Aramo, which was built in 1903 AD
_ St. George's Monastery or Maqam al-Khidr (pbuh), which is a common Christian and Islamic shrine
_ Deir Touma, which is in the middle of the village named after him, and it is an archaeological building registered since 1956 AD
_ Shir al-Shahuq, a great sarcophagus cracked by a lightning strike on it, is located between the villages of Aramo and Obin
_ Mahbas al-Dam in the village of Al-Qaliya, which is part of the castle of Al-Kabbas bin Handal, which is ruined today
_ The remains of the Hanboushia Tower, which was built in 1347 AD, and the two caves of Bint Sheikh Nabhan and Bint Al-Kabbas in it.
Anabata sarcophagus is the only one in the region that has Latin writing on its facade
The ornate traditional buildings in the villages of Qeshba and Aramo
Mosques in the villages of Qeshba, Balata and Obeen
_ Qastal Aramo
_ The shrines that are not without any village
_ The many ancient ruins scattered in all villages
Cedar forest in the village of Esterbeh and pine and oak forests that cover the area
_ Springs of water, especially the big spring in Qeshba, the big spring in Obeen, Ain Al-Hanboushia, and Ain Aramo
_ Bartender Beit Bodour called Shaq Aramo, which is a rare geographical phenomenon
_ The kiosk countryside in the village of Balouta, and a beautiful legend revolves around it
_ Share the wasp house in Deir Toma
_ The two water dams in Al-Rama and Esterbeh
_ Wata Aramo, and it contains 365 stone presses, all of which are from the Byzantine era
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