Mount Samat National Shrine

The Mount Samat National Shrine, also known as the Shrine of Valor, is a historical shrine located near the summit of in , Philippines.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Shrine complex in Bataan, Philippines
  • Also known as: “Mount Samat National Shrine Cross” and “Mount Samat Shrine”
  • Address: Mount Samat Road, Pilar, 2101

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Samat.

Peak
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain in the town of , , . Located near its summit is the National Shrine, a national shrine dedicated to the fallen Filipino and American fallen during World War II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orion and Balanga.

Town
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 63,044 people. is situated 7 km east of Mount Samat National Shrine.

, officially the City of , is a component city and capital of the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 109,931 people. joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2015.

Mount Samat National Shrine

Latitude
14.60651° or 14° 36′ 23″ north
Longitude
120.50936° or 120° 30′ 34″ east
Elevation
530 metres (1,739 feet)
Operator
Bataan Provincial Government;Philippine Veterans Affairs Office;Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority
Open location code
7Q62JG45+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 236941742
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11820582
Wiki­data ID
Q843937
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tagalog—“Mount Samat National Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “美國遠東陸軍”
  • Chinese: “萨马特山国家圣地”
  • Chinese: “薩馬特山國家聖地”
  • Dutch: “Mount Samat National Shrine”
  • German: “Mount Samat”
  • German: “Samat”
  • Iloko: “Nailian a Santuario ti Bantay Samat”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Samat”
  • Tagalog: “Dambana ng Kagitingan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Diwa and General Lim.

Nearby Places

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