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Balamand Monastery

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Balamand Monastery

Balamand Monastery, Belmont, Bellimontis ultra Mare or Bellus-Mons, is an Antiochian Orthodox monastery founded in 1157 AD in Balamand in the Koura District in Northern Lebanon.

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Country: Lebanon

District: North Governorate

Category: Churches and Monasteries

Site History: 12th Century AD

Oldest Culture: Crusaders

Later Cultures: Christian

Site Features: Crusader Monuments

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Elevation: 298 m

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