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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 232771, member: 2844"]My first thought was St Catherine's as well, the best known of desert monasteries, but it looks very different. The wall is different, and St Catherine's has multiple towers which are sturdier.</p><p>The outer walls of this monastery are flush, which is unusual. The writing is not Coptic, which looks like Greek.</p><p>I think we have to look in the Middle East, not North Africa. But there are many walled monasteries, for obvious reasons.</p><p>We have to look for one with a smallish church with a thin spire and a wall that has an extra story on the back wall which extends halfway to the sides.</p><p>Or find a Syrian Christian who can read Aramaic-derived script.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is St Catherine's, Egypt:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi2.wp.com%2Fwww.pappaspost.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F04%2Fstcatherine.jpg%3Fresize%3D702%252C336&sp=ffb0c7efc539cbe18c4593dc401a343c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It isn't Mar Saba near Betlehem either, besides, that is Greek Orthodox:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblewalks.com%2FPhotos60%2FMarSaba15.jpg&sp=165f8be4929d9c2fc3a9785a0954f1bb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Saidnaya, Syria, looks different too:</p><p><img src="http://scoopempire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Saint Elijah, Iraq. Recently destroyed by those I will not mention.</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.cdn.cnn.com%2Fcnnnext%2Fdam%2Fassets%2F141028102256-middle-east-heritage-krak-des-chevaliers-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg&sp=4bf9d226e0022e9468e941d7801ec77a" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 232771, member: 2844"]My first thought was St Catherine's as well, the best known of desert monasteries, but it looks very different. The wall is different, and St Catherine's has multiple towers which are sturdier. The outer walls of this monastery are flush, which is unusual. The writing is not Coptic, which looks like Greek. I think we have to look in the Middle East, not North Africa. But there are many walled monasteries, for obvious reasons. We have to look for one with a smallish church with a thin spire and a wall that has an extra story on the back wall which extends halfway to the sides. Or find a Syrian Christian who can read Aramaic-derived script. This is St Catherine's, Egypt: [IMG]https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi2.wp.com%2Fwww.pappaspost.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F04%2Fstcatherine.jpg%3Fresize%3D702%252C336&sp=ffb0c7efc539cbe18c4593dc401a343c[/IMG] It isn't Mar Saba near Betlehem either, besides, that is Greek Orthodox: [IMG]https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblewalks.com%2FPhotos60%2FMarSaba15.jpg&sp=165f8be4929d9c2fc3a9785a0954f1bb[/IMG] Saidnaya, Syria, looks different too: [IMG]http://scoopempire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/01.jpg[/IMG] Saint Elijah, Iraq. Recently destroyed by those I will not mention. [IMG]https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.cdn.cnn.com%2Fcnnnext%2Fdam%2Fassets%2F141028102256-middle-east-heritage-krak-des-chevaliers-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg&sp=4bf9d226e0022e9468e941d7801ec77a[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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