The Monastery of Saint George of Choziba, also known as Monastery of Choziba or Mar Jaris, is a monastery located in Wadi Qelt in Area C, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine. The cliff-hanging complex, which emerged from a lavra established in the 420s and reorganised as a monastery around AD 500, with its ancient chapel and irrigated gardens, is active and inhabited by Greek Orthodox monks.
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- Wikipedia (el) – Μονή Αγίου Γεωργίου του Χοζεβίτη (el.wikipedia.org)
- Wikipedia (en) – Monastery of Saint George of Choziba (en.wikipedia.org)
- Wikipedia (pl) – Klasztor Świętego Jerzego (pl.wikipedia.org)
- Wikidata – Q14795053 (wikidata.org)
- Wikimedia Commons – St. George's Monastery (commons.wikimedia.org)