Dayr Mār Jirjis
Dayr Mār Jirjis is a monastery in Homs Governorate, Syria. Dayr Mār Jirjis is situated nearby to the village An-Nasra, as well as near Kafra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Krak des Chevaliers and St George Monastery.
Krak des Chevaliers
Krak des Chevaliers located near Homs in Syria is widely recognised as the archetypal Crusader castle. Described by T.E. Lawrence as "perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world", this somewhat isolated site is located magnificently and is, indeed, extremely well-preserved.
St George Monastery
Church
Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Georges is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery in the village of al-Mishtaya in the "Valley of the Christians", belonging to the Homs Governorate in northwestern Syria, the place located just a few kilometers north of the famous castle Krak des Chevaliers. St George Monastery is situated 2 km southwest of Dayr Mār Jirjis.
Lady of the Valley Sculpture
Work of art
Photo: أفرام, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lady of the Valley is a Marian shrine inaugurated on 16 August 2009, located in Al-Nasirah, Wadi al-Nasara in Syria. The statue is built near the Lady of the Valley Church on top of Mount of the Pilgrim, which is dedicated to Saint George. Lady of the Valley Sculpture is situated 1½ km northwest of Dayr Mār Jirjis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include An-Nasra and Kafra.
An-Nasra
Village
Al-Nasirah is a small Christian town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs. Nearby localities include Habnamrah to the northwest, Marmarita and Ayn al-Bardah to the west, Zweitina to the southwest, al-Husn to the south, al-Huwash and al-Mazinah to the southeast, Shin to the east, Muqlus to the northeast, Hadeih and Mashta al-Helu to the north.
Kafra
Village
Kafra is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafra had a population of 909 in the 2004 census.
Al-Mishtaya
Village
Al-Mishtaya is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs and north of the border with Lebanon.
Dayr Mār Jirjis
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Couvent St. Georges” and “Dayr Mar Jirjis”
- Category: religion
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.77754° or 34° 46′ 39″ northLongitude
36.2869° or 36° 17′ 13″ eastElevation
470 metres (1,542 feet)Open location code
8G6RQ7HP+2QGeoNames ID
2920
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In Other Languages
“Dayr Mār Jirjis” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مار جرجس”
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