Elija’s Basin (Farsh Eliya) is on the main circuit – there is a dam to protect the Monastery below from flash floods, and tall cypress trees in a walled court

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A gully from Farsh Zaharur offers bird’s eye view of the Monastery. There is a chapel in the basin, as well as in adjoining Farsh Loza.

One of the alternative ways is from Kinisa el Homar, a basin with a view of Mt. Katherine in the distance and leading to Wadi el Arbain or Wadi Sharig (Wadi Shrayj).