Muqlus or Mqlos ( ar, مقلس, also spelled Mqlos, Mukloss, Muklous or Muklis) is a village in western Syria, close to the Lebanese border and administratively belonging to the governorate of Homs. It is situated in the

Wadi al-Nasara Wadi al-Nasara ( ar, وادي النصارى / ALA-LC: ''Wādī an-Naṣārá'', Greek: Κοιλάδα των Χριστιανών, ''Koiláda ton Christianón'', which both mean "Valley of Christians") is an area in western Syria, close to the ...

("Valley of Christians") north of

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. Its small population comes originally from

's northern Christian villages. Their migration to the nearby valley in Syria began in the mid-19th century as a result of the Mount Lebanon civil war. Nearby localities include

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to the north, al-Nasirah to the southwest,

Mazinah Mizyeneh or Mazyanah ( ar, المزينة) is a small Greek Orthodox Christian village located in Western Syria close to the Lebanese borders and administratively belonging to the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statis ...

to the south, Shin to the southeast,

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to the east and Fahel to the northeast. It is located about 40 kilometers west of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Muklous had a population of 375 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. The village has a

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Etymology

The name ''Muklous'' is translated as "eye of the lion".

Demographics

Muklous had a population of 375 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly

Greek Orthodox The term Greek Orthodox Church ( Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the entire body of Orthodox (Chalcedonian) Christianity, sometimes also cal ...

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and Alawites.

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, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p
182
/ref> Expatriates from the village have settled in the Americas and Europe as well as in Lebanon and the

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region.

Economy

Muklous' industry is mainly agriculture, including apples, olives, figs, grapes, plums, peaches and pomegranates. The village also hosts a factory producing "select vinegar" from the ground fall apples that cannot be otherwise used.

References

Bibliography

* {{Homs Governorate, talkalakh Populated places in Talkalakh District Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Syria Christian communities in Syria