Deir el-Muharraq
The Monastery of Virgin Mary in Koskam or Deir el-Muharraq, also known as the Muharraq Monastery, Virgin Mary monastery and Mount Koskam Monastery, is a monastic complex of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in Egypt.Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: monastery in Middle Egypt north of Asyut
- Also known as: “Ad Dayr al Muharraq”, “Ad Dayr al Muḩarraq”, “Ad-Dayr al Maḥarraq”, “Dayr al-Muḥarraq”, “El Maharraq Monastery”, and “El Miharraq Monastery”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Quseyya.
El Quseyya
Town
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Quseyya is a city in Egypt. In ancient times it was known as Cusae or Qesy. The city is in Asyut Governorate. El Quseyya is situated 7 km northeast of Deir el-Muharraq.
Deir el-Muharraq
- Category: religion
- Location: Asyut Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“Deir el-Muharraq” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الدير المحرق”
- Arabic: “دير المحرق”
- Catalan: “Deir al-Muharraq”
- Dutch: “Deir ul-Muharraq”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الدير المحرق”
- German: “Ad-Dair al-Muharraq”
- German: “ad-Dair al-Muḥarraq”
- German: “Deir el-Muharraq”
- German: “Deir el-Muḥarraq”
- German: “Kloster der heiligen Jungfrau”
- Polish: “Klasztor Panny Marii”
- Russian: “Монастырь Пресвятой Девы Марии Эль-Мухаррак”
- Russian: “Монастырь Эль-Мухаррак”
Localities in the Area
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