Dayr Hurmiz

Dayr Hurmiz is a monastery in , and has an elevation of 856 metres.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rabban Hormizd Monastery.

Church
Photo: Chaldean, Public domain.
is an important convent to the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Chaldean Catholic Church, founded about 640 AD by the Church of the East, carved out in the mountains about 2 miles from , , 28 miles north of . is situated 1½ km southwest of Dayr Hurmiz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alqosh and Sharafiyah.

Photo: Chaldean, Public domain.
is an ethnically Assyrian town in the contested Nineveh Province of , but controlled by .

Village
Photo: Atoraya, Public domain.
Sharafiya is a village in the Nineveh Plains of northern , a sub-district of the Tel Kaif District situated 40 km northwest of the city of and is on the main road that connects to , which it is only 5 kilometers south of. is situated 8 km south of Dayr Hurmiz.

Dayr Hurmiz

Latitude
36.7587° or 36° 45′ 31″ north
Longitude
43.12704° or 43° 7′ 37″ east
Elevation
856 metres (2,808 feet)
Open location code
8H85Q45G+FR
Geo­Names ID
92085
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Dayr Hurmiz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير هرمز”
  • Kurdish: “Dîr Hurmz”
  • Kurdish: “دير هورمز”

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