Mar Sarkis
Mar Sarkis is a monastery in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria and has an elevation of 1,451 metres. Mar Sarkis is situated nearby to the village Jib’adin, as well as near As-Sarkha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Greek Catholic
- Description: monastery in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Mār Sarkīs” and “Saints Sergios and Bacchos Monastery”
- Address: معلولا ܡܥܠܘܠܐ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Qalamoun Mountains.
Qalamoun Mountains
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The Qalamoun Mountains are the northeastern portion of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and they are northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus. They run from Barada River Valley in the southwest to the city of Hisyah in the northeast. Qalamoun Mountains is situated 1½ km southwest of Mar Sarkis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maaloula and Jib’adin.
Maaloula
Village
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Maaloula is a town in southwestern Syria. The town is located in the Rif Dimashq Governorate and is 56 km northeast of Damascus, and is built into the rugged mountainside at an altitude of more than 1,500m.
Jib’adin
Village
Jubb'adin is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus in the Qalamoun Mountains. Jib’adin is situated 4 km southwest of Mar Sarkis.
As-Sarkha
Village
Al-Sarkha, Bakh'ah or Bakh'a is a depopulated Syrian village in the Yabroud District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Sarkha had a population of 1,405 in the 2004 census. As-Sarkha is situated 5 km north of Mar Sarkis.
Mar Sarkis
- Categories: tourist attraction, building, and religion
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.84553° or 33° 50′ 44″ northLongitude
36.54346° or 36° 32′ 36″ eastElevation
1,451 metres (4,760 feet)Open location code
8G5RRGWV+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 551727549OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
building=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Mar Sarkis” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مار سركيس وباخوس”
- Arabic: “مار سركيس”
- Dutch: “Mar Sarkis”
- French: “monastère Saint-Serge de Maaloula”
- French: “Monastère Saint-Serge de Maaloula”
- German: “Kloster der Heiligen Sergius und Bacchus”
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