Monastery of St. James the Mutilated
The Monastery of St. James the Mutilated is a 6th-century Melkite Greek Catholic monastery in Qara, Syria. It is located 97 km north of Damascus and 15 km east of Al-Nabek. The monastery is dedicated to Saint James the Mutilated.- Monastery
- Description: monastery in Qara, Syria
- Address: Qarah
- Also known as“Monastery of Mar Yakub (St James)”“Monastery of Saint James the Mutilated”
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Qara
Qara or Kara is a city in the An-Nabek District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria.
2½ km southeast of Monastery of St. James the Mutilated
Deir Atiyah
Deir Atiyah or Dayr Atiyah is a town in Syria, located…
9 km southeast of Monastery of St. James the Mutilated
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Latitude
34.16624° or 34° 9′ 58″ north
Longitude
36.72192° or 36° 43′ 19″ east
Open location code
8G6R5P8C+FQ
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amenity = monastery
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building = monastery
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Armenian—“Monastery of St. James the Mutilated” goes by many names.
manastiri i melkutAlbanian
دير مار يعقوبArabic
Սուրբ Հակոբ վանքArmenian
Սուրբ Հակոբ վանք (Կարա)Armenian
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