
Maaloula: The Last Sanctuary of the Language of Christ
Sarah Martin, 22/06 16:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Damascus Middle East United States USA
Nestled on the mountainside of Syria’s Qalamoun range, the village of Maaloula clings to time as it does to stone. Its sand-colored houses blend into the rock, its winding alleys read like pages from an ancient tale and women greet you with “Shlomo,” a traditional Aramaic salutation. In the dry air of this Christian enclave, a language the ...