# Mar Saba monastery (St Sabbas), south-east of Jerusalem · Place

> Mar Saba monastery (St Sabbas), south-east of Jerusalem is a monastery.

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# Mar Saba monastery (St Sabbas), south-east of Jerusalem

[31.7048° N, 35.3312° E]

Mar Saba monastery (St Sabbas), south-east of Jerusalem is a monastery.

OpenStreetMap way 652796933.

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Exact position

## Nearby within 500 km

[Judaean Desert](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D484F0M1HBQ/judaean-desert)

region

12 km S

[Qumran](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D484ERT4ZY4/qumran)

archaeological site and caves

13 km E

[Jerusalem](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CT7MZ7M2Z31/jerusalem)

city

13 km NW

[Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D484FZW20S7/shrine-of-the-book-israel-museum-jerusalem)

museum

14 km NW

[Wadi Murabba'at caves](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D484FG85J09/wadi-murabbaat-caves)

caves

14 km S

[Soreq Cave](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D464H3W3M5P/soreq-cave)

cave

30 km W

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Mar Saba monastery (St Sabbas), south-east of Jerusalem [Place PLC0CT7MZZ20YG7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CT7MZZ20YG7
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Key

**PLC** 0CT7MZZ20YG7

Record

Place

Kind

Monastery

Position

31.7048° N, 35.3312° E

Precision

Exact position

Version

2

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