Muqlus or Mqlos ( ar, مقلس, also spelled Mqlos, Mukloss, Muklous or Muklis) is a village in western Syria, close to the Lebanese border and administratively belonging to the governorate of Homs. It is situated in the

Wadi al-Nasara Wadi al-Nasara ( ar, وادي النصارى / ALA-LC: ''Wādī an-Naṣārá'', Greek: Κοιλάδα των Χριστιανών, ''Koiláda ton Christianón'', which both mean "Valley of Christians") is an area in western Syria, close to the ...

("Valley of Christians") north of

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. Its small population comes originally from

's northern Christian villages. Their migration to the nearby valley in Syria began in the mid-19th century as a result of the Mount Lebanon civil war. Nearby localities include

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to the north, al-Nasirah to the southwest,

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to the south,

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to the southeast,

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to the east and

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to the northeast. It is located about 40 kilometers west of

Homs Homs ( , , , ; ar, حِمْص / ALA-LC: ; Levantine Arabic: / ''Ḥomṣ'' ), known in pre-Islamic Syria as Emesa ( ; grc, Ἔμεσα, Émesa), is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is Metres above sea level ...

. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Muklous had a population of 375 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. The village has a

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Etymology

The name ''Muklous'' is translated as "eye of the lion".

Demographics

Muklous had a population of 375 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly

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and

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, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p
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/ref> Expatriates from the village have settled in the Americas and Europe as well as in Lebanon and the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Persis, Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a Mediterranean sea (oceanography), me ...

region.

Economy

Muklous' industry is mainly agriculture, including apples, olives, figs, grapes, plums, peaches and pomegranates. The village also hosts a factory producing "select vinegar" from the ground fall apples that cannot be otherwise used.

References

Bibliography

* {{Homs Governorate, talkalakh Populated places in Talkalakh District Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Syria Christian communities in Syria