Wadi al-Nasara
Wadi al-Nasara is an area in western Syria that administratively belongs to the governorate of Homs.
Most people in the area are Greek Orthodox Christians. It is ecclesiastically under the Archdiocese of Akkar, which has its seat in Cheikh Taba, Lebanon. The current Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Akkar and Wadi al-Nasara and its dependencies is Basilius Mansour.
Landmarks
Wadi al-Nasara was a popular tourist site before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. Among its touristic attractions are the Saint George's Monastery located in the town of al-Mishtaya, the Krak des Chevaliers Crusader castle located in the village of al-Husn and the shrine of the Lady of the Valley in al-Nasira.Villages in the valley
- Anaz
- ِAltalleh/Al-Talla
- Al-Hawash
- Mizyeneh
- Ain al-Ajouz
- al-Nasirah
- Kafra
- Marmarita
- al-Mishtaya
- Habnamrah
- Ain al-Barda
- Mashta Azar
- Ain al-Ghara
- Qalatiyah
- Zweitina
- Bahzinah
- Ballat
- Kimah
- Tannurin
- Daghlah
- Jiwar al-Afas
- Muklous
- Kafr Ram
- Rabah, Syria
- Amar al-Husn
- Juwaniyat
- Ain al-Raheb
- Ish al-Shuha
- al-Muqaabarat
- al-Mazraah
- Duwair al-Lin
- Al-Husn
Notable people from Wadi al-Nasara
- Victor Atiyeh - American politician, former Governor of Oregon
- Joseph Atiyeh - Olympic medalist, winner of Syria's first Olympic medal
- John X of Antioch - Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
- Yusuf Al-Khal - Lebanese-Syrian poet and journalist, pioneer of Arabic surrealist poetry
- Zerefeh Bashur - first licensed female physician in the Levant