List of monasteries in Syria

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Catholic

Catholic

• St. Thomas Roman Monastery (Deir Mar Touma), Saidnaya
  Saidnaya
  
  Saidnaya is a city located in the mountains, 1500 metres above sea level, 27 kilometres north of the city of Damascus in Syria. It was one of the episcopal cities of the ancient Patriarch of Antioch....
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Melkite Greek

• Jacques le Mutilé (Deir Mar Yakub), Qara
  Qara
  
  The Qara are a grouping of tribes currently resident in Oman. Members of this tribe Amr Hakli the grand grand father Hakli tribe of Oman who was the first immigrant from Yemen to Dhofar one thousand years ago and this tribe known in Dhofar as Qara tribes....
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• St. Sergius monastery (Mar Sarkis
  Mar Sarkis
  
  Several monasteries in Syria, Lebanon and Turkey are dedicated to Mar Sarkis and Bakhos .These include:* Monastery of Mar Sarkis, Ehden in Ehden, Lebanon....
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Syrian

• St. Moses the Abyssinian Monastery (Deir Mar Musa
  Mar Musa
  
  Mar Musa or Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi is a Monastery of Syriac Catholic Church rite, situated near the town of An-Nabk, approximately 80 kilometers north of Damascus....
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Orthodox

Coptic

• Avraam Monastery, Maaret, Saidnaya
  Saidnaya
  
  Saidnaya is a city located in the mountains, 1500 metres above sea level, 27 kilometres north of the city of Damascus in Syria. It was one of the episcopal cities of the ancient Patriarch of Antioch....
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Greek

• Our Lady (Dormition) Convent, Blemana, Latakia
  Latakia
  
  Latakia or Latakiyah is the principal port city of Syria, capital of the Latakia Governorate. Its population is 554,000....
  

• St. George Monastery, Mehardeh, Hama
  Hama
  
  Hama is a city on the banks of the Orontes river in central Syria north of Damascus. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. It is the location of the historical city Hamath....
  

• St. Eliane Monastery, Homs
  Homs
  
  Hims Hims did not emerge into the light of history until the 1st century BCE at the time of Seleucids. It later became the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Royal Family of Emesa who gave the city its name....
  

• Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Kferam, Homs
  Homs
  
  Hims Hims did not emerge into the light of history until the 1st century BCE at the time of Seleucids. It later became the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Royal Family of Emesa who gave the city its name....
  

• St John the Baptist Monastery, Alepo

• Our Lady of Sednaya Convent, Saidnaya
  Saidnaya
  
  Saidnaya is a city located in the mountains, 1500 metres above sea level, 27 kilometres north of the city of Damascus in Syria. It was one of the episcopal cities of the ancient Patriarch of Antioch....
  

• St. Elias Monastery (Deir Mar Elias
  Mar Elias
  
  Mar Elias is a Christian Saint; very well known and worshiped by Christians in Lebanon.Mar Elias was also given as name for a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, by Beirut....
  ), Saidnaya
  Saidnaya
  
  Saidnaya is a city located in the mountains, 1500 metres above sea level, 27 kilometres north of the city of Damascus in Syria. It was one of the episcopal cities of the ancient Patriarch of Antioch....
  

• Cherubim Convent (Deir Cherubim-Shirubeim), Saidnaya
  Saidnaya
  
  Saidnaya is a city located in the mountains, 1500 metres above sea level, 27 kilometres north of the city of Damascus in Syria. It was one of the episcopal cities of the ancient Patriarch of Antioch....
  

• Saint Thekla Convent (Mar Taqla), Maaloula

• Saint George Monastery, Homs
  Homs
  
  Hims Hims did not emerge into the light of history until the 1st century BCE at the time of Seleucids. It later became the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Royal Family of Emesa who gave the city its name....
  

• Mar Sarkis
  Mar Sarkis
  
  Several monasteries in Syria, Lebanon and Turkey are dedicated to Mar Sarkis and Bakhos .These include:* Monastery of Mar Sarkis, Ehden in Ehden, Lebanon....
  , Maaloula

Syrian

• Convent of Lady, Saidnaya
  Saidnaya
  
  Saidnaya is a city located in the mountains, 1500 metres above sea level, 27 kilometres north of the city of Damascus in Syria. It was one of the episcopal cities of the ancient Patriarch of Antioch....
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• St. Estphariuos Orthodox Monastery

• Our Lady (Dormition) Convent, Banias
  Banias
  
  Banias is an archaeological site by the uninhabited former city of Caesarea Philippi, located at the foot of Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights ....
  

• St. George Monastery, Mehardeh

• St. Eliane Monastery, Homs
  Homs
  
  Hims Hims did not emerge into the light of history until the 1st century BCE at the time of Seleucids. It later became the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Royal Family of Emesa who gave the city its name....
  

• Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Kferam, Homs
  Homs
  
  Hims Hims did not emerge into the light of history until the 1st century BCE at the time of Seleucids. It later became the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Royal Family of Emesa who gave the city its name....
  

• St John the Baptist Monastery, Aleppo
  Aleppo
  
  Aleppo is a city in northern Syria, capital of the Aleppo Governorate; the Governorate extends around the city for over 16,000 km? and has a population of 4,393,000, making it the largest Governorate in Syria by population....
  

• St. Ephrem Monastery, Maaret, Saidnaya
  Saidnaya
  
  Saidnaya is a city located in the mountains, 1500 metres above sea level, 27 kilometres north of the city of Damascus in Syria. It was one of the episcopal cities of the ancient Patriarch of Antioch....
   

• St. Mary's Monastery (Morth Maryam), Tel Wardiat, al-Hasakah
  Al-Hasakah
  
  Al-Hasakah is the capital city of the Al Hasakah Governorate and is located in the far north-east corner of Syria. Al Hasakah has the second highest population in the governorate, 81,809, with the majority being Assyrians/Syriacs and Kurds....