Mar Sarkis, Ehden
In Ehden, Lebanon, Mar Sarkis is a monastery of the Antonins. It is located in the Zgharta District of the North Governorate, in the Qozhaya valley. It overlooks Ehden, Kfarsghab, Bane and Hadath El Jebbeh.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horsh Ehden and Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya.
Horsh Ehden
Nature reserve
Horsh Ehden is a nature reserve located in Northern Lebanon. It contains a forest of the cedar of Lebanon, making it a part of the country's cultural and natural heritage.
Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya
Monastery
Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.
Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya, or Monastery of Qozhaya is a large and important Maronite monastery. It is located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya is situated 3½ km west of Mar Sarkis, Ehden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ehden and Kfarsghab.
Ehden
Town
Photo: Cksaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ehden is a mountainous city in the heart of the northern mountains of Lebanon and on the southwestern slopes of Mount Makmal in the Mount Lebanon Range. Its residents are the people of Zgharta, as it is within the Zgharta District.
Kfarsghab
Village
Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.
Kfarsghab is a village located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, which is considered a holy and spiritual place in Eastern Christianity.
Basloukit
Village
Basloukit or Beslouqit is a village in Zgharta District, in the Northern Governorate of Lebanon. The people of the village are predominantly Maronite Christians.
Mar Sarkis, Ehden
- Type: Monastery
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.28995° or 34° 17′ 24″ northLongitude
35.98238° or 35° 58′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8G6Q7XQJ+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 551220757OpenStreetMap feature
building=monasteryWikidata ID
Q6754425
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Slovenian—“Mar Sarkis, Ehden” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مار سركيس في إهدن”
- French: “monastère Saint-Serge d’Ehden”
- French: “Monastère Saint-Serge d’Ehden”
- French: “Monastère Saint-Serge-et-Saint-Bacchus”
- German: “Kloster Mar Sarkis”
- Russian: “Мар Саркис-у-Бахос”
- Russian: “Мар-Саркис Рас аль-Нахр”
- Slovenian: “Samostan Mar Sarkis”
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