Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor
Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor, Dair al-Anba Ṣamū'īl al-mu'tarif " or Deir el-Qalamun is an Egyptian monastery in the Western Desert.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: monastery in Egypt
- Also known as: “Dayr Şamū’īl”, “Dayr Samuwil”, “Dayr Şamuwīl”, “Deir el-Anba Samu’il”, “Deir Samweil”, “Deir Samweil, Deir Samweil, Samweil Monastery”, “Samweil Monastery”, and “Ṣamwil Convent”
Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor
- Categories: monastery, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Beni Suweif Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
28.9124° or 28° 54′ 45″ northLongitude
30.50794° or 30° 30′ 29″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
7GWGWG65+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 768810735OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير الأنبا صموئيل المعترف”
- Arabic: “دير صموئيل”
- Arabic: “دير صمويل”
- Chinese: “懺悔者聖賽謬爾修道院”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير الانبا صموئيل المعترف”
- French: “Dair al-Anba Samuil”
- French: “Deir Samweil”
- German: “Dair al-Anba Samuil”
- German: “Deir el-Anbā Ṣamūʾīl”
- German: “Deir el-Kalamun”
- German: “Deir el-Qalamun”
- German: “Deir Samweil”
- German: “Kloster des hl. Samuel des Bekenners”
- German: “Samuelkloster”
- German: “Samuelskloster”
- Spanish: “monasterio de San Samuel el Confesor”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de San Samuel el Confesor”
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