White Monastery

The Coptic White Monastery, also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda and The Monastery is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after Saint Shenoute. It is located near the cities of and , and about two and a half miles south-east of the .
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 105 metres (344 feet)
  • Description: monastery in Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Dayr al-Abyaḍ”
    “Dier el-Abyad”
    “Monastery of Apa Shenoute”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Red Monastery.
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Church
The or The Monastery of Apa Pshay… is situated 2 km east of White Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sohag.
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, also spelled as Suhag or Suhaj, is a city on the west bank of the Nile in Egypt.

White Monastery

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Latitude
26.55° or 26° 33′ north
Longitude
31.6° or 31° 36′ east
Open location code
7GRHGHXX+XX
Geo­Names ID
358294
Wiki­data ID
Q202661

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“White Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الدير الأبيض”
  • Arabic: “دير الأنبا شنودة رئيس المتوحدين”
  • Cebuano: “Dayr al Abyaḑ”
  • Dutch: “Witte klooster”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الدير الابيض”
  • French: “Monastère blanc”
  • French: “monastère d’Abba Shenouda”
  • French: “monastère d’Athribian”
  • German: “ad-Dair al-Abyad”
  • German: “Deir al-Abiad”
  • German: “Weißes Kloster”
  • Irish: “an Mhainistir Bhán”
  • Italian: “Dayr al-Abyaḍ”
  • Italian: “Monastero bianco”
  • Japanese: “白修道院”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det hvite klosteret”
  • Norwegian: “Det hvite klosteret”
  • Polish: “Biały Klasztor”
  • Russian: “Белый монастырь”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio blanco”
  • Swedish: “Dayr al Abyaḑ”

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