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.
- Church
- …lies at an elevation of 36 metres (118 feet)
- Description: monastery in Egypt
- Also known as“Dayr Şamū’īl”“Dayr Şamuwīl”“Deir el-Anba Samu’il”“Deir Samweil”“Deir Samweil, Deir Samweil, Samweil Monastery”“Samweil Monastery”“Ṣamwil Convent”“دير الانبا صموئيل”
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Latitude
28.9124° or 28° 54′ 45″ north
Longitude
30.50794° or 30° 30′ 29″ east
Open location code
7GWGWG65+X5
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“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”
- Urdu: “خانقاہ انبا سموئیل معترف”
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