Saint Thomas Monastery
Saint Thomas Monastery is a church in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,533 metres. Saint Thomas Monastery is situated nearby to the town Saidnaya, as well as near Rankous.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery and Cherubim Saydnaya Patriarchal Monastery.
Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Soman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Our Lady of Saidnaya Patriarchal Monastery is a monastery of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch located in Saidnaya, Syria. It is one of the most ancient monasteries in the world and in the region of the Middle East and North Africa, traditionally held to have been founded by Byzantine emperor Justinian I in 547 AD. Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery is situated 1 km south of Saint Thomas Monastery.
Cherubim Saydnaya Patriarchal Monastery
Monastery
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Cherubim Saydnaya Patriarchal Monastery is situated 2 km north of Saint Thomas Monastery.
Aqua Fresca
Water park
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Aqua Fresca is a water park, which is situated 3½ km south of Saint Thomas Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saidnaya and Rankous.
Saidnaya
Town
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Saidnaya, also transliterated as Saydnaya, Seidnaya or Sednaya, is a city located in the mountains, 1,500 m above sea level, 27 km north of the city of Damascus in Syria.
Rankous
Town
Rankous or Rankus is a Syrian town and summer resort in the province's Damascus countryside located in Mount Qalamoun in Syria, 45 km from Damascus, with a total area of 22.277 km ², extends between 1650 and 2150 m. Rankous is situated 6 km north of Saint Thomas Monastery.
Hefeir at-Tahta
Village
Hufayr al-Tahta is a Syrian village located in the Douma District of Rif Dimashq. Hufayr al-Tahta had a population of 3,688 as per the 2004 census. Hefeir at-Tahta is situated 9 km southeast of Saint Thomas Monastery.
Saint Thomas Monastery
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Dayr Mār Tūmā”, “Deir Mar Toûma”, and “Deir Mar Touma, Deir Mar Toûma, Dayr Mār Tūmā”
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.70886° or 33° 42′ 32″ northLongitude
36.37254° or 36° 22′ 21″ eastElevation
1,533 metres (5,030 feet)Open location code
8G5RP95F+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1040950836OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
167189
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Saint Thomas Monastery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مار توما”
- French: “Dayr Mar Tuma”
- German: “Dayr Mar Tuma”
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