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Religious Site Attractions In Maaloula

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Maaloula or Maҁlūlā is a town in the Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria. The town is located 56 km to the northeast of Damascus and built into the rugged mountainside, at an altitude of more than 1500 m. It is known as one of three remaining villages where Western Neo-Aramaic is spoken, the other two being the nearby villages Jubb'adin and Bakhah.
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  • 3. Mar Sarkis Maaloula
    Several monasteries in Syria, Lebanon and Turkey are dedicated to Mar Sarkis and Bakhos . These include: Monastery of Mar Sarkis and Bakhos, Tourza North Lebanon Monastery of Mar Sarkis and Bakhos - Ras Al Nahr in Ehden, Lebanon. It belongs to the Lebanese Antonin Maronite Order since 1736. Monastery of Mar Sarkis - Bsharri. It belonged since the 16th Century to the Carmelite Fathers. In 1931, it was acquired by the family of Khalil Gibran, the famous Lebanese writer, poet and painter as a burial place. In 1975, the Gibran National Committee transformed the Monastery into the Gibran Museum for the works of Gibran. Monastery of Mar Sarkis, Maaloula, Syria. Monastery of Little Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey.
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