Convent of Mar Tekla
Convent of Mar Tekla is a monastery in Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria. Convent of Mar Tekla is situated nearby to Holy Maryam, as well as near the village Maaloula.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mar Sarkis and Qalamoun Mountains.
Mar Sarkis
Monastery
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Mar Sarkis is a monastery, which is situated 370 metres southwest of Convent of Mar Tekla.
Qalamoun Mountains
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Qalamoun Mountains are the northeastern portion of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, and they are northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus. They run from Barada River Valley in the southwest to the city of Hisyah in the northeast. Qalamoun Mountains is situated 2 km southwest of Convent of Mar Tekla.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maaloula and Jib’adin.
Maaloula
Village
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maaloula is a town in southwestern Syria. The town is located in the Rif Dimashq Governorate and is 56 km northeast of Damascus, and is built into the mountainside at an altitude of more than 1,500m.
Jib’adin
Village
Jubb'adin is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northeast of Damascus in the Qalamoun Mountains. Jib’adin is situated 4½ km southwest of Convent of Mar Tekla.
As-Sarkha
Village
Al-Sarkha, Bakh'ah or Bakh'a is a depopulated Syrian village in the Yabroud District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Sarkha had a population of 1,405 in the 2004 census. As-Sarkha is situated 4½ km north of Convent of Mar Tekla.
Convent of Mar Tekla
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Rif-dimashq Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.84709° or 33° 50′ 50″ northLongitude
36.54697° or 36° 32′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8G5RRGWW+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 551727547OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
building=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Convent of Mar Tekla” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مار تقلا”
- French: “Monastère sainte Thècle”
- Hungarian: “Szent Tekla Kolostor”
- Russian: “Церковь св. Фёклы”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Convent of Mar Tekla and Holy Maryam.
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