Maaloula or Maʿlūlā (Imperial Aramaic: ܡܥܠܘܠܐ in Eastern Aramaic Syriac script, מעלולא in Western Aramaic Maalouli script; Arabic: مَعلُولَا) is a town in the Rif Dimashq ...
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Governorate in Syria. The town is located 56 km to the northeast of Damascus and built into the rugged mountainside, at an altitude of more than 1500 m. It is known as one of three remaining villages where Western Aramaic – said to be the language of Jesus – is spoken, the other two being the nearby, smaller villages of Jubb´adin and Bakhah.
- Latitude33.844165802002
- Longitude36.54666519165