Qal‘at Nimrah
Qal‘at Nimrah is a locality in Homs Governorate, Syria. Qal‘at Nimrah is situated nearby to the locality Ḩabb Nimrah, as well as near Krak des Chevaliers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lady of the Valley Sculpture and St George Monastery.
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.
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 3½ km south of Qal‘at Nimrah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marmarita and Kafra.
Marmarita
Village
Photo: Famaty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marmarita is a village in northwestern Syria, located west of Homs. Marmarita is one of the largest villages in Wadi al-Nasara, a region north of Talkalakh.
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.
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.
Qal‘at Nimrah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qal‘at Namirah”, “Qal`at Nimrah”, and “Qalaat Nemra”
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.79678° or 34° 47′ 48″ northLongitude
36.26232° or 36° 15′ 44″ eastElevation
612 metres (2,008 feet)Open location code
8G6RQ7W6+PWGeoNames ID
166189
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In Other Languages
“Qal‘at Nimrah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة نمرة”
Localities in the Area
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