Middle East
Syria
Rif-dimashq Governorate

Monastery of Our Lady

Monastery of Our Lady is a monastery in , and has an elevation of 1,381 metres. Monastery of Our Lady is situated nearby to , as well as near the town .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery and Aqua Fresca.

Monastery
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Our Lady of Saidnaya Patriarchal Monastery is a monastery of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch located in , . 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.

Water park
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is a water park, which is situated 2½ km south of Monastery of Our Lady.

Monastery
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is situated 3 km north of Monastery of Our Lady.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saidnaya and Rankous.

Town
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, 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 in .

Town
or Rankus is a 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. is situated 6 km north of Monastery of Our Lady.

Village
Hufayr al-Tahta is a Syrian located in the of Rif Dimashq. Hufayr al-Tahta had a population of 3,688 as per the 2004 census. is situated 8 km southeast of Monastery of Our Lady.

Monastery of Our Lady

Latitude
33.69948° or 33° 41′ 58″ north
Longitude
36.37509° or 36° 22′ 30″ east
Elevation
1,381 metres (4,531 feet)
Open location code
8G5RM9XG+Q2
Geo­Names ID
12023715
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