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Monastery of St. Elian

Local name: دير مار إليان

اسم المكان

دير مار إليان

محافظة حمص – سوريا

مرحبًا، أريد الذهاب إلى دير مار إليان في محافظة حمص. هل يمكنك إيصالي إلى هذا المكان؟

34.23611, 37.22500

Coordinates are those of the site in the atlas; the entrance may differ. Check locally before you go.

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Documented condition

Restored · as of 2022 Historically documented

Source of the status: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_St._Elian: destroyed by IS 21 Aug 2015; relics recovered after April 2016; rebuilt incl. crypt and church, relics returned ('since 2022')

Visiting

No verified visiting information. Inclusion in the atlas does not mean the place is open or safe to visit.

Getting here

Documented ride, stay and transport services in Homs:

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Nearby medical services

Straight-line distance from this place. Data: OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-30. Operating status not verified – call before going.

  • National Hospital in Al-QaryataynHospital · 0.7 kmDirections
Sources (7)
  1. Wikidata · CC0 · 2026-10-30
  2. Wikipedia (ar) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
  3. Wikipedia (de) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
  4. Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
  5. Wikipedia (fr) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
  6. Wikipedia (it) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
  7. Wikipedia (nl) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-10-30
Base record: identity, location and classification checked against the sources listed. No in-depth text yet. Last checked: 2026-10-30

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