Monastery of St. James the Mutilated

The Monastery of St. James the Mutilated is a 6th-century Melkite Greek Catholic monastery in . It is located 97 km north of and 15 km east of . The monastery is dedicated to Saint James the Mutilated.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: monastery in Qara, Syria
  • Also known as: “Monastery of Mar Yakub (St James)” and “Monastery of Saint James the Mutilated”
  • Address: Qarah

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qara and Deir Atiyah.

Town
or Kara is a city in the An-Nabek District of the , Syria. is situated 2½ km southeast of Monastery of St. James the Mutilated.

Town
Photo: Wisal Ahdab, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Dayr Atiyah is a town in , located… is situated 9 km southeast of Monastery of St. James the Mutilated.

Monastery of St. James the Mutilated

Latitude
34.16624° or 34° 9′ 58″ north
Longitude
36.72192° or 36° 43′ 19″ east
Open location code
8G6R5P8C+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 551742293
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­monastery
Wiki­data ID
Q100258076
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Armenian—“Monastery of St. James the Mutilated” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “manastiri i melkut”
  • Arabic: “دير مار يعقوب”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հակոբ վանք (Կարա)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հակոբ վանք”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Monastery of Mar Yakub (St James) and Dayr Mar Ya`qub.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: استراحة and Qara station.

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