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Mar Saba
The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified, known as Mar Saba is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine. The traditional date for the founding of the monastery by Sabbas the Sanctified of Mutalaska, Cappadocia is the year 483 AD and today houses around 20 monks. It is considered to be one of the oldest inhabited monasteries in the world, and still maintains many of its ancient traditions.
The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, El-Bariyah, wilderness with monasteries.
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by Jean and Nathalie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by Kevinwenning, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 238 m
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Mar Saba
UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2012
5th Century AD
Christian
Christian
Christian Monuments
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