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Saidnaya is located in the mountains 20 miles north the city of Damascus in Syria. Saidnaya was the seat of the ancient Patriarchate of Antioch. Saidnaya has many ancient associations with the Holy Bible. Many scholars consider Saidnaya to be second in religous importance to Jerusalem. Pilgrims from all over the world seek Saidnaya for renewal of faith and for healing. Saidnaya is also an area renowned for its faithfulness to Christianity. In past times when many cities and villages in Syria apostatized from Christianity, Saidnaya always remained a zealous defender of Christianity. To learn more about Saidnaya visit [1]

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Churches (900 words)
	Saidnaya churches attracts people of different interests; praying, beauty, architect, history, and ruins are what visitors like in Saidnaya churches.
	The monastery is 35 km from Damascus and 7 km from Saidnaya.
	The value of this church is enhanced by the belief that it is the oldest temple in Saidnaya, that survived from the days of the Pagans.

Neolithic Saidnaya in Syria (160 words)
	This is Saidnaya which lies 23 kilometres north of the city in a valley on the eastern side of the Anti-Lebanon.
	These arrowheads can be paralleled at both Tell Aswad I and Mureybat III -- indicating that Saidnaya was occupied briefly at this time.
	Saidnaya is thus the second site known in the Anti-Lebanon with Neolithic 1 occupation...

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