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Saint George's Monastery (al-Humaira)

Monastery

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An old Orthodox monastery in Wadi al-Nasara, with an ancient chapel and a newer 19th-century church, close to Krak des Chevaliers.

History

Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Georges is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery in the village of al-Mishtaya in the "Valley of the Christians", belonging to the Homs Governorate in northwestern Syria, the place located just a few kilometers north of the famous castle Krak des Chevaliers.

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