Uyun al-Wadi ( ar, عيون الوادي, also spelled ''Oyoun Alwadi'') is a village in northern
Syria located northwest of
Homs in the
Homs Governorate
Homs Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area differs in various sources, from to . It is thus geographic ...
. It is located just west of
Mashta al-Helu
Mashta al-Helu ( ar, مشتى الحلو, also known as Meshta al-Helu or Mashta al-Helo) is a town and resort in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located 35 kilometers east of Tartus. The village is located in ...
. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Uyun al-Wadi had a population of 772 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants are predominantly
Greek Orthodox Christian
The term Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the entire body of Orthodox (Chalcedonian) Christianity, sometimes also call ...
s.
References
Populated places in Homs District
Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Syria
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