Al-Mishtaya
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Al-Mishtaya المشتاية |
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| Village | |
 Al-Mishtaya
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| Coordinates: 34°46′14″N 36°16′28″E / 34.77056°N 36.27444°ECoordinates: 34°46′14″N 36°16′28″E / 34.77056°N 36.27444°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Talkalakh |
| Subdistrict | Nasirah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,002 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+3) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+2) |
Al-Mishtaya (Arabic: المشتاية) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs and north of the border with Lebanon. Nearby localities include al-Husn to the southeast, Zweitina to the west, Marmarita to the northwest and al-Nasirah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mishtaya had a population of 1,002 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.
Saint George's Monastery in Al-Mishtaya is considered one of the main tourist attraction in the region of Valley of Christians.
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