Abbey of St Paul the Messenger

Abbey of St Paul the Messenger is a church in , . Abbey of St Paul the Messenger is situated nearby to the locality .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nahr Barbar and Al-Kiswah.

Locality
Pharpar is a biblical river in Syria. It is the less important of the two rivers of mentioned in the Book of Kings, now generally identified with the Nahr al-Awaj, also called Awaj, although if the reference to Damascus is limited to the city, as in the Arabic version of the Old Testament, Pharpar would be the modern Taura. is situated 2½ km northwest of Abbey of St Paul the Messenger.

Town
Photo: عبدالرحمن الصياد-أبوعابد, Public domain.
is a city in the , . It is located approximately 13 kilometres south of . It was the location of the 1303 Battle of Marj al-Saffar, and the childhood home of Adnan Awad. is situated 9 km southeast of Abbey of St Paul the Messenger.

Abbey of St Paul the Messenger

Latitude
33.40692° or 33° 24′ 25″ north
Longitude
36.15967° or 36° 9′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G5RC545+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316007195
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
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