Maalula   Damascus Aleppo Palmyra Crac Chevaliers The Hauran Maalula The Coast . An impressive screen of mountains conceals the little Christian village of Maaloula with houses painted in periwinkle blue. Its inhabitants still speak the language of Christ, Aramaic One of the oldest churches in Syria overhangs the village and it is in Mar Sarkis that one can admire icons dating back as far as the XIII century In Sednaya one finds the vines of the wine spoken of in the Bible but also a convent built in 547 housing one of the four icons reputedly painted by the apostle Luke featuring the Virgin Mary. More
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