- Monastery of Our Lady of the Fortress
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Monastery of Our Lady of the Fortress
Monastery of Our Lady of the Fortress (Deir Saydet El Kalaa) is a Maronite monastery located in the village of Menjez in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. The monastery was originally built in 1128 AD during the Crusades period and was later destroyed in the Mamluk era and was rebuilt several times, most recently in the nineteenth century AD.
The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Historical monuments and natural sites of the village of Menjez.Elevation: 266 m
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UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2019
12th Century AD
Crusaders
Christian
Christian Monuments
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