Mor Gabriel Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Gabriel, also known as Monastery of Qartmin, Deir el-ʿUmr, Deyrulumur, and in Turkish, Mor Gabriel Manastırı, is a Syriac Orthodox monastery located near Midyat in the Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turkey.
- Type: Church
- Description: oldest surviving Syriac Orthodox monastery in the world
- Also known as: “Dayro d-Mor Gabriel”, “Değirömer”, “Derömer”, “Deyrulumur”, “Deyrulumur Manastırı”, “Mar gabriel”, “Mar Gabriel”, “Monastere Mor Gabriel”, “Mor Gabriël klooster”, “Mor Gabriel Manastiri”, “Quartamin”, “دير مار كبرييل”, and “ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ”
- Address: Mardin
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Güngören and Yayvantepe.
Güngören
Village
Güngören is a village in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey.
Yayvantepe
Village
Yayvantepe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey. Yayvantepe is situated 3 km southwest of Mor Gabriel Monastery.
Çandarlı
Village
Çandarlı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey. Çandarlı is situated 3½ km northeast of Mor Gabriel Monastery.
Mor Gabriel Monastery
- Categories: monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Midyat, Mardin Province, Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
37.32179° or 37° 19′ 19″ north
Longitude
41.53848° or 41° 32′ 19″ east
Elevation
928 metres (3,045 feet)
Levels
2
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
8H938GCQ+P9
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Mor Gabriel Monastery” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Mor Gabriël-klooster”
- Arabic: “دير مار كبرئيل”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Mor Gabriel”
- Czech: “Klášter Mor Gabriel”
- Czech: “Mor Gabriel”
- Dutch: “Mor Gabriel-klooster”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير مار كبرئيل”
- French: “monastère Mor Gabriel”
- French: “Monastère Mor Gabriel”
- German: “Kloster Mor Gabriel”
- Indonesian: “Biara Mor Gabriel”
- Italian: “Monastero di Mor Gabriel”
- Kurdish: “Mor Gabrîel”
- Kurdish: “مۆر گابریەل”
- Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ”
- Persian: “دیر مار جبرئیل”
- Polish: “Monastyr Mor Gabriel”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Mor Gabriel”
- Romanian: “Mănăstirea Mor Gabriel”
- Russian: “Derëmer”
- Russian: “Монастырь Мор-Габриэль”
- Serbian: “Manastir Mor Gabrijel”
- Serbian: “Манастир Мор Габријел”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Mor Gabriel”
- Swedish: “Klostret Mor Gabriel”
- Turkish: “Mor Gabriel Manastırı”
- Turkish: “Şanlı”
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