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{{Short description|Town in northwestern Syria}}
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'''Mashta al-Helu''' ({{lang-ar|<big>مشتى الحلو</big>}}, 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.
'''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 . In 2016, the total population was around 50 000 people.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 |accessdate=2012-07-02}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly [[Arab Christian|Christian]]s.<ref>Balanche, 2006, p. 44.</ref>
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>


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>
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>
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mshtana.com/ Mashta Al Helou Arabic website]


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{{Tartus Governorate|safita}}
{{Cities of Syria}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Safita District]]
[[Category:Populated places in Safita District]]
[[Category:Towns in Syria]]
[[Category:Towns in Syria]]

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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