Aramo عرامو Արամօ ʿAramo | |
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Village | |
  Aramo Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°37′35.5″N36°07′53.8″E / 35.626528°N 36.131611°E /35.626528; 36.131611 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
| District | Al-Haffah District |
| Nahiyah | Slinfah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 490 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Aramo (Arabic:عرامو,ʿAramo,Armenian:Արամօ,Aramo) is aSyrian village located inLatakia Governorate north west of the country. Aramo is just 30 km from theMediterranean Sea. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, Aramo had a population of 490 in the 2004 census.[1]
The village was part of theUgaritic kingdom and was mentioned as 'Arime in the archives of the city c. 1300 BC.[2]
The village is known to be populated byArmenians, but in 1947 they left in large numbers toSoviet Armenia. Now a few families live there. The town has an old Armenian church called Saint Stepanos built in 1310. It stands in the middle of the village. There are also some small churches carved in the rocks such as Surp Asdvadzadzin and Surp Kevork Armenian Apostolic churches. TheAlawite Arabs also visit those two churches.
Nowadays, there is a small number ofArmenian inhabitants inAramo, most of whom speak theArabic language. There was a census around 2021 by theSyrian government counting around 255Armenians in total in the city, making them half of the city ofAramo's population.[3]
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