Deir Sharqi
| Deir Sharqi دير شرقي Dayr al-Sharqi | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Deir Sharqi Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′18″N 36°42′41″E / 35.60500°N 36.71139°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Maarrat al-Nu'man |
| Subdistrict | Maarrat al-Nu'man |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 4,429 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Deir Sharqi (Arabic: دير شرقي, also spelled Dayr al-Sharqi) is a village administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. Nearby localities include the mantiqah ("district") center of Maarrat al-Nu'man to the northwest, Maar Shamshah to the north, Maar Shamarin and Talmanis to the northeast, Jirjinaz to the east, al-Tah to the south, Hish to the southwest and Basqala, Hass and Kafr Nabl to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Sharqi had a population of 4,429 in the 2004 census.[1]
Deir Sharqi contains a Byzantine-era church dated to 361 CE. A notable mosaic was found in the building.[2]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Campbell, 1991, p. 29.
Bibliography
- Campbell, Sheila Diana (1991). The Mosaics of Aphrodisias in Caria: The Corpus of Mosaic Pavements in Turkey 2. PIMS. ISBN 0888443676.
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