Sümela Monastery
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Greek Orthodox monastery and Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site in Turkey
Key facts
- Established
- c. 386 CE
- Status
- Ruins
- Functional status
- Tourist attraction
- Heritage designation
- Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Location
- Maçka , Trabzon Province , Turkey
- Public access
- Yes
- Website
- www .sumela .gov .tr
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.sumela.gov.tr
- Image
- Sumela Monastery (2674159860).jpg
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- Commons category
- Sumela Monastery
- native label
- Παναγία Σουμελά
- inception
- 0386-00-00
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Article
The monastery is on a ledge in a steep cliff Sumela Monastery as illustrated in a postcard addressed in 1903 The "back yard" of the monastery in 2006
Sumela Monastery (Greek: Μονή Παναγίας Σουμελά, Moní Panagías Soumelá; Turkish: Sümela Manastırı) is a museum and former Greek Orthodox monastery in the Pontic Mountains, in the Maçka district of Trabzon province, Turkey.
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386 establishments4th-century establishments in the Byzantine EmpireArchaeological sites in the Black Sea regionBuildings and structures in Trabzon ProvinceByzantine architecture in TrabzonByzantine monasteries in TurkeyChristian monasteries established in the 4th centuryCliff dwellingsEmpire of TrebizondGreek Orthodox monasteries in TurkeyLandmarks in TurkeyMuseums in Trabzon ProvincePontic Greek cultureReligious museums in TurkeyRuined churches in TurkeyWorld Heritage Sites in Turkey