Syria: Historic Christian town of Maaloula celebrates Christmas

Subscribe to our channel! The ancient Christian town of Maaloula near Damascus celebrated Christmas with a special service held at the St Elias church on Tuesday, as peaceful life returns to the area and the town restores its role as an important religious settlement. Surrounded by mountains, Maaloula is one of the few places in the world where Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ, is spoken by the locals. It has important religious building such as two ancient Christian monasteries -