Country Syria District Ariha Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 2,274 (2004) | Governorate Idlib Subdistrict Ihsim Local time Tuesday 12:00 AM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Marayan (Arabic: مرعيان, also spelled Mir'ian) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Ariha District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Marayan had a population of 2,274 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. Nearby localities include Ihsim and Iblin to the south, Sarjah to the east, and al-Rami and Ariha to the north.
Map of Mareian, Syria
In the 1960s, Marayan was a small village containing a mosque and a spring. In the village's immediate vicinity are the ruins of Byzantine-era grottoes, which were being used as underground residences in the 1960s.
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