Monastery of the Martyrs
The Monastery of Saint Ammonius, also known as the Monastery of the Martyrs, is a Coptic Orthodox monastery near Esna.- Type: Monastery
- Description: building in Egypt
- Also known as: “ASH-SHUHADĀ’”, “Dayr ash Shuhada‘”, “Dayr ash Shuhadā’”, and “El Shuhada Monastery”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Esna.
Esna
Esna is an Egyptian town in the region of Upper Egypt. Esna is one of the oldest cities in Egypt. It is really an amazing experience and a fascinating imagination when you walk in the streets of the city nowadays in 2020 and you feel like you're walking through history.
Monastery of the Martyrs
- Category: religion
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.2574° or 25° 15′ 27″ north
Longitude
32.54703° or 32° 32′ 49″ east
Elevation
84 metres (276 feet)
Open location code
7GQJ7G4W+XR
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Monastery of the Martyrs” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير الشهداء”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير الشهداء”
- German: “Dair asch-Schuhada‘”
- German: “Dair asch-Schuhadāʾ”
- German: “Deir el-Schuhada”
- German: “Deir esch-Schuhadāʾ”
- German: “Kloster der hl. Manaos und der Märtyrer”
- German: “Märtyrerkloster”
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