Mashta Azar () is a village in northwestern Syria, located west of Homs in the Wadi al-Nasarah valley, a region north of Talkalakh. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Mashta Azar had a population of 783 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 182 The village has a Greek Orthodox Church and a Greek Catholic Church
It is a popular summer destination and tourist attraction in Syria.
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