St. George's Monastery (Homs) (Al Mishtaya)

Syria / Hhims / Talkalah / Al Mishtaya
 church, Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, monastery, pilgrimage

Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Jirjis (Arabic: دير مار جرجس‎) is a historic Antiochian Orthodox monastery located in northwestern Syria's "Valley of the Christians" (وادي النصارة, Wadi al-Nasara) in the town of Meshtaye, a village belonging to the Homs Governorate, just a few kilometers north of the famous castle Krak des Chevaliers.
The valley is a regional center of the Greek Orthodox Christianity since the 6th century.
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Coordinates:   34°46'3"N   36°16'3"E
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