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

Living Aramaic Village · Near Homs

Zaidal

زيدل

34.7139° N · 36.7833° E

The church of Zaidal · © Dalil Syria

“Church and community traditions.”

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

Overview

Zaidal is a historic Christian community near Homs connected to the region's Syriac-Aramaean heritage. Its church traditions and community history form part of Syria's living cultural landscape; it is not one of the Western Neo-Aramaic-speaking Qalamoun villages.

Significance

Part of the network of Syriac Christian communities around Homs.

Notable Features

  1. Church and community traditions
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