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1029:Al-Ma'arri
911:École Amal
766:Protestant
675:(Maronite)
468:Al-Firdaws
442:Villa Rose
241:37°09′10″E
238:36°12′13″N
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1381:Mirdasids
1376:Hamdanids
1351:Bit Agusi
859:education
1346:Palistin
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952:Abu Abdo
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1341:Yamhad
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1143:Nature
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123:Aleppo
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