Dayr Sharqi

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Dayr Sharqi (Arabic: دير شرقي Dayr Sharqī [COD FOD Registry]).
Alternative spelling: Eastern Deir, Deir Sharqi, Dayr al-Sharqi, Dayr ash-Sharqi
Deir Sharqi (Arabic: دير شرقي‎, also spelled Dayr al-Sharqi) is a village administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. Nearby localities include the mantiqah ("district") center of Maarrat al-Nu'man to the northwest, Maar Shamshah to the north, Maar Shamarin and Talmanis to the northeast, Jirjinaz to the east, al-Tah to the south, Hish to the southwest and Basqala, Hass and Kafr Nabl to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Sharqi had a population of 4,429 in the 2004 census. Deir Sharqi contains a Byzantine-era church dated to 361 CE. A notable mosaic was found in the building.