Liftaya ( ar, لفتايا, also spelled Laftaya) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the

Homs Governorate Homs Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area differs in various sources, from to . It is thus geographic ...

, located southwest of Homs near

Lake Homs Lake Homs ( ar, بحيرة حمص) (also called Lake Qattinah, ar, بحيرة قطينة) is a lake near Homs, Syria, fed by the Orontes River. The lake is from the city of Homs, and spans over . The lake is artificial, created by the Lake Hom ...

. Nearby localities include Wujuh al-Hajar to the southeast,

Khirbet Ghazi Khirbet Ghazi ( ar, خربة غازي) is a village in western Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate Homs Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provi ...

, Khirbet al-Sawda and

Khirbet Tin Nur Khirbet Tin Nur ( ar, خربة تين نور, also spelled Khirbat at-Teen Nour) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, west of Homs. Nearby localities include Homs to the east, Qattinah to the southeast, Khirbe ...

to the northeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Liftaya had a population of 2,047 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. Inscribed stone lintels discovered at the town helped in studying and dating the

Christianization Christianization ( or Christianisation) is to make Christian; to imbue with Christian principles; to become Christian. It can apply to the conversion of an individual, a practice, a place or a whole society. It began in the Roman Empire, conti ...

process of

Emesa ar, حمصي, Himsi , population_urban = , population_density_urban_km2 = , population_density_urban_sq_mi = , population_blank1_title = Ethnicities , population_blank1 = , population_blank2_t ...

and its surrounding countryside. Lintels from the Palladis household, dated to 449/450 attest to clear pagan traditions. The first waves of Christianization came in the 460s, when lintels bearing crosses were discovered with increasing numbers alongside pagan ones. The full Christinization of the village is dated to 508/510 at the time when the village's first church was built.

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{{Homs Governorate, homs Populated places in Homs District