Barlum Monastery
Monastery of Saint Barlaam is a 10th-century Georgian monastery in Antioch, modern-day Turkey's Hatay Province. During the Seleucid and the Roman era there existed a Doric temple.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: Georgian monastery in Turkey
- Also known as: “Barlaam Manastırı” and “Monastery of Saint Barlaam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jebel Aqra.
Jebel Aqra
Peak
Jebel Aqra is a limestone mountain located on the Syrian–Turkish border near the mouth of the Orontes River on the Mediterranean Sea. Rising from a narrow coastal plain, Jebel Aqra is a mariners' landmark that gathers thunderstorms.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kessab and Bezge.
Kessab
Town
Kessab, also spelled Kesab or Kasab, is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located 59 kilometers north of Latakia.
Bezge
Village
Bezge is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Yayladağı, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 867. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. It is 10 kilometres northwest from Yayladağı. Bezge is situated 3 km northeast of Barlum Monastery.
Yayladağı
Town
Barlum Monastery
- Categories: monastery, building, tourism, ruins, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Yayladağı İlçesi, Hatay, Mediterranean Turkey, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
35.94785° or 35° 56′ 52″ north
Longitude
35.99322° or 35° 59′ 36″ east
Elevation
1,290 metres (4,232 feet)
Open location code
8G7QWXXV+47
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Barlum Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Բարաղամ վանք”
- Georgian: “ბარლაამწმინდა”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святого Варлаама”
- Turkish: “Barlaham Manastırı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include دير السيدة العذراء للسريان الأرثوذكس and Saint Michael the Archangel Armenian Catholic Church.
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