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Balamand Monastery
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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