Sumela Monastery
Ancient siteMaçka, Trabzon
40.6900°N · 39.6583°E
Sümela Manastırı
- Built
- 386
- Status
- Tentative World Heritage Site
Sumela Monastery is a ancient site in Maçka, Trabzon; Cliff monastery above the Altındere valley, about 1,150 m above sea level.
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- 40.6900°N · 39.6583°E
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Cliff monastery above the Altındere valley, about 1,150 m above sea level. The annual liturgy is permitted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Editor's Note
Sumela Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery and church complex set on the slope of Karadağ within the Altındere Valley National Park in the Maçka district of Trabzon, at an altitude of about 1,150 meters above sea level. Built in AD 386, it was left empty for a time after the 1923 population exchange between Turkey and Greece, and today serves as a museum open to visitors.
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- Architectural remains from antiquity
- The layered history of Anatolian civilizations
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5 dated records from 386 to 21 September 2022, each with its source.
Founded
Source: Wikidata
Designated: Tentative World Heritage Site
Source: Wikidata
Photo: Frhtmst · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hamdigumus · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Francesco Bini · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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