Banias, Tartus Governorate, Syria Genealogy

=Banias District= The Banias District (#1 on the map below) is one of the 5 district in the Rural Damascus (Rif Dimashq) Governorate in western Syria. It is divided into 7 sub-districts and the administrative center is found in the Banias sub-district.

Common Family Names
Knowing your ancestor’s family name can help in finding what part of the country they may have lived in. Here are some of the common family names found throughout the Al Rawda Sub-District.

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