al-Sarkha
ܒܟܥܐ - בכעא
الصرخه, بخعة
Village
al-Sarkha is located in Syria
al-Sarkha
al-Sarkha
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°53′4″N 36°33′46″E / 33.88444°N 36.56278°E / 33.88444; 36.56278
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictYabroud District
NahiyahYabroud
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total1,405
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Sarkha, Bakhʽah or Bakhʽa (Western Neo-Aramaic: ܒܟܥܐ - בכעא, Arabic: الصرخه or بخعة)[2] is a former Syrian village in the Yabroud District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Sarkha had a population of 1,405 in the 2004 census.[1] The village, inhabited by Sunni Muslims of Aramean (Syriac) descent, no longer exists as it was completely destroyed during the Syrian Civil War, and all the survivors fled to other parts of Syria or to Lebanon.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] It was one of the only three remaining villages where Western Neo-Aramaic was spoken, alongside Maaloula and Jubb'adin.

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate.(in Arabic)
  2. ↑ "English: Maaloula 7". 11 September 2017.
  3. ↑ http://friendsofmaaloula.de/blog/2018/12/06/zerstoertes-bachaa-in-syrien/,"Dear friends of the Aramaean village of Maaloula, We received a heartbreaking video from Bacha‘a, the Aramaic neighboring village of Maaloula. Rebels attacked Maaloula from there, resulting in the complete destruction of the village. There is no life left, and all surviving residents have fled to relatives and friends in other parts of Syria or to Lebanon."
  4. ↑ https://www.aymennjawad.org/2020/01/the-village-of-bakha-in-qalamoun-interview
  5. ↑ اثرنا في الايقليم السوري (in Arabic). 1960. p. 56. السريان في معلولا وجبعدين ولا يزال الأهلون فيها يتكلمون (The Syriacs in Maaloula and Jubb'adin still speak their language.…)
  6. ↑ Western Neo-Aramaic The Dialect of Jubaadin (in English and Arabic). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 2. Jubaadinis are very proud of their language and their Aramean identity and they have no trouble at all balancing their religious and ethnic identities.…
  7. ↑ ”…The city of Jubaadin in Syria, which is close to Maaloula, is inhabited by Aramaic-speaking people who are Syriac Arameans…“, translated quote from the Arabic book (Atlas of Religions) معلولا السريان
  8. ↑ The Semitic Heritage of Northwest Syria, p. 271
  9. ↑ “…Maaloula Syriacs have maintained their Syriac identity since ancient times, and there is ample evidence of their Syriac heritage, especially in Maaloula, Ain Tineh, Bakhah, and Jubaadin…“, translated quote from the book إلياس أنطون نصر الله في معلولا, p. 45

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