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{{Short description|Town in northwestern Syria}}
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}}'''Mashta Al Helou''' ({{lang-ar|'''مشتى الحلو'''}}, also known as '''Mashta Al Hulw''' or '''Mashta Al Helo''') is a nice, picturesque village amid Helou Mountain. It is located in the region of [[Tartous Governorate]] and the [[Safita District]]. To be more specific is located in the Syrian coastal mountain range. It is approximately 233Km away from [[Damascus]], 68Km from [[Homs]] and 45Km from [[Tartous]].
'''Mashta al-Helu''' ({{lang-ar|مشتى الحلو}}, also known as '''Meshta al-Helu''' or '''Mashta al-Helo''') is a town and resort in northwestern [[Syria]], administratively part of the [[Tartus Governorate]], located 35 kilometers east of [[Tartus]]. The village is located in a green wooded area amid the [[An-Nusayriyah Mountains]], the Syrian coastal mountain range. Nearby localities include [[Kafrun]] to the west, [[al-Malloua]] and [[al-Bariqiyah]] to the southwest, [[Habnamrah]] and [[Marmarita]] to the south, [[Hadiya, Syria|Hadiya]] to the southeast, [[Kafr Ram]] to the east, [[Ayn Halaqim]] to the northeast, [[Ayn al-Shams]] to the north and [[Duraykish]] to the northwest.


According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), Mashta al-Helu had a population of 2,458 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Mashta al-Helu ''[[nahiyah]]'' ("sub-district") of the [[Safita District]] which contained 19 localities with a collective population of 12,577 in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-16-2004.htm |title=Mashta al-Helou Nahiyah Population |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] |year=2004 |access-date=2012-07-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130112162353/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-16-2004.htm |archive-date=2013-01-12 }}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly [[Arab Christian|Christian]]s.<ref>Balanche, 2006, p. 44.</ref>
Mashta Al Helou is one of many tourist villages in the area and is ranked among the best tourist villages in Syria.
In Mashta Al Helou there are many tourist services like restaurants, hotels, resorts and swimming-pools. It is distinguished by its mountainous climate, it being moderate during the summer and cold during the winter. It is known to snow in some winters. Tourists find Mashta Al Helou a summer escape from the heat and enjoy its fresh air. Like much of Syria, Mashta Al Helou is surrounded by glamorous, ancient monuments that are frequented by many. This lies as a testament to the country's rich architectural history.


The town has an elevation of 465 meters above sea level. Prior to the [[Ba'ath Party|Baathist]] takeover of the country in the 1960s, Mashta al-Helu was one of a few villages in the coastal mountain region that was electrified and connected to a grid.<ref>Balanche, 2006, p. 60.</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.mshtawy.com/ Mashta Al Helou official website]
*[http://www.mashtaalhulw.com/ Mashta Al Helou English website]
*[http://www.mashtaalhelou.com/ Mashta Al Helou Arabic website]


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Latest revision as of 19:59, 14 May 2024

Mashta al-Helou
مشتى الحلو
Town
Mashta al-Helou is located in Syria
Mashta al-Helou
Mashta al-Helou
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°52′35″N 36°15′25″E / 34.87639°N 36.25694°E / 34.87639; 36.25694
Land Syria
GovernorateTartus
DistrictSafita
SubdistrictMashta al-Helu
Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total2,458

Mashta al-Helu (Arabic: مشتى الحلو, also known as Meshta al-Helu or Mashta al-Helo) is a town and resort in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located 35 kilometers east of Tartus. The village is located in a green wooded area amid the An-Nusayriyah Mountains, the Syrian coastal mountain range. Nearby localities include Kafrun to the west, al-Malloua and al-Bariqiyah to the southwest, Habnamrah and Marmarita to the south, Hadiya to the southeast, Kafr Ram to the east, Ayn Halaqim to the northeast, Ayn al-Shams to the north and Duraykish to the northwest.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mashta al-Helu had a population of 2,458 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Mashta al-Helu nahiyah ("sub-district") of the Safita District which contained 19 localities with a collective population of 12,577 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.[2]

The town has an elevation of 465 meters above sea level. Prior to the Baathist takeover of the country in the 1960s, Mashta al-Helu was one of a few villages in the coastal mountain region that was electrified and connected to a grid.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mashta al-Helou Nahiyah Population". Syria Central Bureau of Statistics. 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  2. ^ Balanche, 2006, p. 44.
  3. ^ Balanche, 2006, p. 60.
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