Qela Sîm'an

قەڵای سیمعان

Church of Saint Simeon (Qalʿat Simʿān) · The great 5th-century pilgrimage church on the hills near Efrîn, built around the pillar on which Simeon the Stylite stood for 37 years. When finished it was the largest church in the world; its cruciform ruin anchors the UNESCO-listed Ancient Villages of Northern Syria.