Fairouzeh — Living Aramaic Village in Near Homs, Syriac-Aramaean Christian heritage

Living Aramaic Village · Near Homs

Fairouzeh

فيروزة

34.7022° N · 36.7589° E

SchnitzelMannGreek / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

“Syriac houses, churches and community heritage.”

Syriac-Aramaean Christian heritage · Near Homs
Category
Living Aramaic Village
Era
Syriac-Aramaean Christian heritage
Location
Near Homs
UNESCO
Not inscribed

Overview

Fairouzeh, east of Homs, preserves a Syriac Christian community and its architectural and religious traditions. Its Aramaean heritage is expressed in community identity and Syriac worship, not in the everyday use of Western Neo-Aramaic.

Significance

A historic village in the Syriac Christian landscape around Homs.

Notable Features

  1. Syriac houses, churches and community heritage
← All heritage

Next

Zaidal →