St George Monastery

Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Georges is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery in the village of in the "Valley of the Christians", belonging to the in northwestern , the place located just a few kilometers north of the famous castle .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Krak des Chevaliers and Lady of the Valley Sculpture.
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The Lady of the Valley is a Marian shrine inaugurated… is situated 2½ km north of St George Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Mishtaya and Kafra.
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is a village in northwestern , located west of Homs.

St George Monastery

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Latitude
34.76749° or 34° 46′ 3″ north
Longitude
36.2676° or 36° 16′ 3″ east
Open location code
8G6RQ789+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1293972456
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q2035580

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“St George Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير القديس جاورجيوس”
  • Arabic: “دير مار جرجس الحميراء”
  • Arabic: “دير مار جرجس”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գևորգ վանք (ալ-Միշտայա)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գևորգ վանք”
  • French: “Dayr Mar Jirjis”
  • French: “monastère Saint-Georges”
  • French: “Monastère Saint-Georges”
  • German: “Kloster des heiligen Georg”
  • German: “Sankt-Georgs-Kloster”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святого Георгия”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan sv. Jurija al-Mishtaya”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan sv. Jurija Homs”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan svetega Jurija, Sirija”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Jorge”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Joariskleaster (Homs)”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Joariskleaster”

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