Holy Maryam
Holy Maryam is a historic site in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Holy Maryam is situated nearby to the monastery Mar Sarkis, as well as near Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Artwork type: statue
- Denomination: Greek Catholic
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mar Sarkis and Qalamoun Mountains.
Mar Sarkis
Monastery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mar Sarkis is a monastery, which is situated 100 metres west of Holy Maryam.
Qalamoun Mountains
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 Holy Maryam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maaloula and Jib’adin.
Maaloula
Village
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Holy Maryam.
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 Holy Maryam.
Holy Maryam
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and wayside shrine
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.84539° or 33° 50′ 43″ northLongitude
36.54455° or 36° 32′ 40″ eastHeight
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8G5RRGWV+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 7274598919OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_catholic
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Holy Maryam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مريم العذراء”
- German: “Heilige Maria”
- Spanish: “Santa María”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saints Sergios and Bacchos and Convent of Mar Tekla.
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