Mar Saba
The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas, known in Arabic and Syriac as Mar Saba and historically as the Great Laura of Saint Sabas, is a Greek Orthodox Christian monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine in the West Bank, at a point halfway between Bethlehem and the Dead Sea.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 210 metres (700 feet)
- Description: monastery in Palestine
- Also known as“Al Mird”“Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas”“Hycania”“Hyrcania”“Khirbet Mird”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Hurkania and Har Montar.
Hurkania
Hyrcania was an ancient fortress in the Judean Desert.
Har Montar
Har Montar is a scenic viewpoint.
2½ km northwest of Mar Saba
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kedar and South Kedar.
Mar Saba
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Latitude
31.71947° or 31° 43′ 10″ north
Longitude
35.36502° or 35° 21′ 54″ east
Open location code
8G3QP998+Q2
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Mar Saba” goes by many names.
دير مار ساباArabic
Лаўра Савы АсвечанагаBelarusian
Gran Laura de Sant SabaCatalan
Laura de Sant SabaCatalan
Mar SabaCatalan
Monestir de Mar SabaCatalan
Monestir de Sant SabaCatalan
玛尔萨巴Chinese
Klášter svatého SávyCzech
Mar SabaCzech
Mar SabaDutch
Mar SabaEsperanto
Monaĥejo Mar SabaEsperanto
საბაწმიდის ლავრაGeorgian
საბაწმინდის ლავრაGeorgian
Ἱερὰ Λαύρα τοῦ Ὁσίου Σάββα τοῦ ἩγιασμένουGreek
מנזר מר סבאHebrew
Mar SabaHungarian
Mar SabaIndonesian
Mar SabaItalian
Monastero Mar SabaItalian
マル・サバJapanese
マル・サバ（聖サバス）修道院Japanese
マル・サバ修道院Japanese
마르 사바Korean
Mar Saba-klosteretNorwegian
Mar Saba-klosteretNorwegian Bokmål
ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܒܐOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
دیر مار ساباPersian
klasztor Mar SabaPolish
Ławra św. SabyPolish
Mar SabaPolish
Лавра Саввы ОсвященногоRussian
Мар СабаRussian
Manastir Svetog Save OsvećenogSerbian
Манастир светог Саве ОсвећеногSerbian
Manastir Svetog Save OsvećenogSerbo-Croatian
Manastiru Svetog Save OsvećenogSerbo-Croatian
Mar SabaSerbo-Croatian
Mar SabaSlovenian
Mar SabaSwedish
Mar Saba ManastırıTurkish
Лавра Сави ОсвяченогоUkrainian
دیر مار ساباUrdu
مار ساباUrdu
Mar SabaWestern Frisian
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