Ancient site· Şebinkarahisar, Giresun
Meryem Ana Manastırı
Meryem Ana Manastırı is a ancient site in Şebinkarahisar, Giresun; The Virgin Mary Monastery is a medieval, now ruined monastery in the Giresun Province, about 11 km east of Şebinkarahisar.
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- 40.2762°N · 38.5063°E
Editor's Note
The Virgin Mary Monastery is a medieval, now ruined monastery in the Giresun Province, about 11 km east of Şebinkarahisar. Carved into a cave high in the Pontic Mountains and reached by a steep flight of stairs, the four-story building contains a church, a dining room, rooms for the monks, and a classroom, with wall paintings decorating its interior. It is regarded as Turkey's largest rock-cut monastery after the Sümela Monastery.
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- Architectural remains from antiquity
- The layered history of Anatolian civilizations
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