Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa
| Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa كاتدرائية طرطوس | |
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| Location | Tartus, Syria |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°53′30″N 35°52′40″E / 34.89167°N 35.87778°ECoordinates: 34°53′30″N 35°52′40″E / 34.89167°N 35.87778°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Year consecrated | mid-12th century |
| Status | Museum |
| Architectural style | Early Gothic, Romanesque |
Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa (Arabic: كاتدرائية طرطوس) was a 12th-century crusader-era cathedral in the city of Tartus, Syria.[1] It has been described by historians as "the best-preserved religious structure of the crusades".[2]
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- Boas, Adrian (1999), Crusader archaeology: the material culture of the Latin East, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-17361-2
- Carter, Terry; Dunston, Lara; Thomas, Amelia (2008), Syria & Lebanon, Lonely Planet, ISBN 978-1-74104-609-0
- Riley-Smith, Jonathan (2001), The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-285428-5
- Setton, Kenneth; Zacour, Norman; Hazard, Harry (1985), A History of the Crusades, Volume V: The Impact of the Crusades on the Near East, University of Wisconsin Press, ISBN 978-0-299-09144-6
- le Strange, Guy (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
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