Marayan

Marayan (Arabic: مرعيان, also spelled Mir'ian) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Ariha District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Marayan had a population of 2,274 in the 2004 census.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.^[2] Nearby localities include Ihsim and Iblin to the south, Sarjah to the east, and al-Rami and Ariha to the north.

Marayan مرعيان Mir'ian
Town
Marayan Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°44′22″N 36°33′43″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Idlib
District	Ariha
Subdistrict	Ihsim
Population  (2004)
• Total	2,274
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

In the 1960s, Marayan was a small village containing a mosque and a spring. In the village's immediate vicinity are the ruins of Byzantine-era grottoes, which were being used as underground residences in the 1960s.^[2]