Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya
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.Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: monastery
- Also known as: “Monastery of Qozhaya” and “Qozhaya”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of our Lady of Qannoubine Qadisha and Mar Sarkis, Ehden.
Monastery of our Lady of Qannoubine Qadisha
Place of worship
Qannoubine is a medieval monastery located within the Qannoubine region of the Kadisha Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lebanon. Monastery of our Lady of Qannoubine Qadisha is situated 3 km south of Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya.
Mar Sarkis, Ehden
Monastery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Mar Sarkis, Ehden is situated 3½ km east of Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bane and Kfarsghab.
Bane
Village
Photo: Yellaban, Public domain.
Bane is a Maronite Christian village located in the Bsharri District,in the North Governorate of Lebanon.
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.
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.
Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, and religion
- Location: North Lebanon, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.28292° or 34° 16′ 59″ northLongitude
35.94682° or 35° 56′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8G6Q7WMW+5POpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q542263
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مار أنطونيوس الكبير”
- Arabic: “دير مار أنطونيوس قزحيا”
- Dutch: “Qozhaya”
- French: “monastère de Qozhaya”
- French: “Monastère de Qozhaya”
- French: “monastère Saint-Antoine de Qozhaya”
- French: “Monastère Saint-Antoine-le-Grand de Qozhaya”
- German: “Antoniuskloster Quzhaya”
- German: “ܩܙܚܝܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ”
- Hebrew: “מנזר קוזחיא”
- Kazakh: “Кузхайя (монастырь)”
- Kazakh: “Кузхайя”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qozhaya”
- Persian: “دیر مار انطونیوس قزحیا”
- Russian: “Кузайя (монастырь)”
- Russian: “Кузхайя”
- Slovenian: “Samostan Qozhaya”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Qozhaya”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mar Bichay Hermitage and Foyer Qozhaya.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Qozhaya Cafeteria and Ehden Country Club.
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