Al Qaryatayn, Syria
Monastery of St. Elian
The Monastery of St. Elian is a Syriac Catholic monastery near the town of Al-Qaryatayn, along a trade route between the two major cities of Palmyra and Damascus in the Homs Governorate of central Syria. It was destroyed on 21 August 2015 by members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, whose acts of terror in the Syrian Civil War include widespread vandalism and violence against non-Salafists and historical heritage.
- City
- Al Qaryatayn
- Country
- Syria
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
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Background: Wikipedia