Burqush
Syria /
Damaskus /
Qatana /
World
/ Syria
/ Damaskus
/ Qatana
, 12 km from center (قطنا)
World / Syria / Rif Dimashq
temple, memorial, church, interesting place
on the top of a peak almost 1600meters high, you will find the remains of a Roman Temple area (1./2. Century), that became a bycantine monastery with basilca 6th century. Though ruined, most probably due to earthquakes, the site is still very impressive. Whether it can be visited or not is dependent on the permit of military authorities as it
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°27'58"N 35°59'20"E
- Greek-Orthodox church of St Paul 17 km
- Dummar Church 22 km
- Manara Temple 23 km
- مدافن الطائفة المسيحية دمشق في باب شرقي بداية الطبالة 31 km
- Syriac Catholic Cathedral 31 km
- Church of the Holy Cross 31 km
- Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral 31 km
- Saint Thomas Monastery 45 km
- Deir Mar Touma 45 km
- church 52 km
- Aayha municipality 8.6 km
- Deir el Ashayer municipality 10 km
- Kfar Qouq municipality 11 km
- Rashaya municipality 14 km
- Yanta municipality 15 km
- Mount Hermon/Jebel al-Shaykh 15 km
- Bireh municipality 21 km
- Al-Dimas Subdistrict (Nahiyah) 23 km
- Western Bekaa District 25 km
- Rif Dimashq Governorate (PCS) 102 km