The two sides of this canyon, like that of the Siq at Petra in Jordan, have been near-perfectly split, like two halves of a giant zipper, by tectonic forces. It is a short and easy walk from the upper entry down to St Thecla Monastery. The resemblance to Petra's siq does not end there. What appear to be Nabatean water... more
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Deir Mar Musa El-Habashi
16 Jul 2009
this is also a site for eastern orthodox christians pilgrims. actually not in Maaloula, but off Nabk city which is about half hour to the north, and can be assigned one day with both Maaloula and Seidnaya if christian pilgrimage is your thing...maybe St Paul's vision site 30 min south of Damascus needs a different trip. The monastery is built... more
Deir Mar Takla
16 Jul 2009
this is a part of pilgrimage program for eastern orthodox christians, as well as a lot of shiaa visitors (surprisingly). the monastery has an old part (2000 years old), and the added on outer new part..make sure to find the old part where the saint's grave is. this is where Saint Takla spent the rest of her days in the... more
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