Ain al-Shaara

Ain al-Shaara is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ain al-Shaara had a population of 659 in the 2004 census. The inhabitants of Ain al-Shaara are predominantly Druze and Christians.

History

The presence of Druze around Mount Hermon is documented since the founding of the Druze religion in the beginning of the 11th century.
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Ain al-Shaara's population as Druze and Antiochian Greek Christians.

Religious buildings

Ain al-Shaara has three churches:

St. George of the Greek Orthodox Church
St. George of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
National Evangelical Church