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Turmanin Monastery
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Turmanin Monastery
Turmanin Monastery is an ancient basilica built around 480 AD. It was an important influence on later church architecture, and operated as a monastery and a hospice that was noted for its care for the dying. Turmanin Monastery was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of Ancient Villages of Northern Syria in 2011.
Site Information
Country: Syria
District: Idlib Governorate
Category: Churches and Monasteries
Site History: 5th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Byzantine
Later Cultures: Christian
Site Features: Byzantine Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
Date of Inscription: 2011
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