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Mar Elian

a Pleiades place resource

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The beginnings of the early Christian monastery of Saint Elian at Al-Qaryatayn, Syria, are linked with the saint Julian of Emesa. The Medieval iteration of the monastery was badly damaged - or perhaps nearly destroyed - by Islamic State terrorists in 2015.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/587809526

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
34.2363232327, 37.2250775448

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- OSM location of Mar Elian (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Associated Modern Names:
- Monastery of St. Elian (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Mar Elian makes connections with:

Mar Elian located at Nazala (unspecified date range)

Mar Elian receives connections from:

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Place type:
monastery

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Mar Elian: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/587809526> [accessed: 26 December 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/587809526 |title=Places: 587809526 (Mar Elian) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=December 26, 2024 8:32 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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