SYRIA Maalula, the last remaining village in Syria where Aramaic is still spoken. This is not part of Wadi al-Nasarah, being a 150 kilometers to the south, but is nevertheless interesting as the majority of the population are Christians, who enjoy the Convent and shrine of saint Tecla being in their midst

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