Monastery of St. Elian

The Monastery of St. Elian is a Syriac Catholic monastery near the town of , along a trade route between the two major cities of and Damascus in the of central .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: christian monastery in central Syria
  • Also known as: “Deir Mar Elian al-Sheikh”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Qaryatayn.

Town
Photo: محمد كنوة, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also spelled Karyatayn, Qaratin or Cariatein, is a town in central , administratively part of the located southeast of .

Monastery of St. Elian

Latitude
34.2363° or 34° 14′ 11″ north
Longitude
37.22504° or 37° 13′ 30″ east
Open location code
8G6V66PG+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1212371266
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q20858492
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Monastery of St. Elian” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير مار إليان”
  • Catalan: “monestir de Mar Elian”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Mar Elian”
  • Dutch: “Klooster van Mar Elian”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Elianin luostari”
  • French: “monastère de Mar Elian”
  • French: “Monastère de Mar Elian”
  • German: “Kloster Mar Elian”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Mar Elian”
  • Thai: “อารามนักบุญอีเลียน”
  • Western Frisian: “Kleaster fan Mar Elian”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint Elian and National Hospital in Al-Qaryatayn.

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