Mar Kurkis monastery
Mar Kurkis monastery is a church in Tel Keppe District, Nineveh Governorate.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tarbisu.
Tarbisu
Archaeological site
Tarbiṣu was an ancient city about 3 miles north of Nineveh. Tarbisu is situated 4 km west of Mar Kurkis monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mosul and Tel Keppe.
Mosul
Mosul is a city in Iraq's Northwestern region, and is the country's second largest city by population. Its religious makeup is one of the most diverse in the country.Tel Keppe
Town
Tel Keppe is a Chaldean Catholic Assyrian populated town in northern Iraq. It is located in the Nineveh Governorate, less than 8 mi northeast of Mosul. Tel Keppe is situated 9 km north of Mar Kurkis monastery.
Mar Kurkis monastery
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Dayr Mārī Kūrkīs” and “Dayr Mārī Kūrkīs, دير ماري كوركيس, Dayr Mari Kurkis, دير ماري كوركيس”
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Tel Keppe District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.40956° or 36° 24′ 34″ northLongitude
43.11974° or 43° 7′ 11″ eastElevation
245 metres (804 feet)Open location code
8H85C459+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2486391458OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipGeoNames ID
6860617
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Mar Kurkis monastery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مار كوركيس”
- Arabic: “دير ماري كوركيس”
- French: “Dayr Mari Kurkis”
- German: “Dayr Mari Kurkis”
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