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Deir Atiyah or Dayr Atiyah ((アラビア語:ديرعطية)), is a city in Syria, located between the Qalamoun Mountains and the Eastern Lebanon Mountains Series, north of the capital Damascus and on the road to the city of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Atiyah had a population of 10,984 in the 2004 census.〔(General Census of Population and Housing 2004 ). Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. 〕 Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.〔(Suicide blasts stem Assad drive near Lebanon border ). ''The Daily Star''. 2013-11-21.〕 Deir Atiyah enjoys a moderate climate in summer and cold in the winter as it is located at an altitude of above sea level. The proximity to a desert region, where the average rainfall does not exceed more than annually, means that environmental conditions, including poor soil, does not provide adequate resources to economically sustain the local population. Hence locals travel or emigrate. Many locals emigrated to the Americas in the early 20th Century, and to the Persian Gulf countries after the emergence of job opportunities there, and to Eastern Asia. == Agriculture == Farmers cultivate grapes, apricots, cherries, figs and other fruits. Deir Atiyah benefits from groundwater located in its valley. Deir Atiyah has a number of windmills (sometimes referred to as Air Wheels). The power generated by the windmills is used to pump water from deep wells. The origins of the windmills are not known, but they are reported to be a major source of power to pump water for agriculture for more than a hundred years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=DairAtiah.com )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deir Atiyah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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