Dayr Khiḑr al Yās
Dayr Khiḑr al Yās is a monastery in Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh Governorate. Dayr Khiḑr al Yās is situated nearby to the church Mar Behnam Monastery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mar Behnam Monastery.
Mar Behnam Monastery
Church
Monastery of the Martyrs Mar Behnam and Marth Sarah, was a Syriac Orthodox till 19th century and it is a Syriac Catholic monastery in northern Iraq in the village Khidr Ilyas close to the town of Beth Khdeda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nimrud and Balawat.
Nimrud
Locality
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Nimrud is an ancient Assyrian city located in Iraq, 30 kilometres south of the city of Mosul, and 5 kilometres south of the village of Selamiyah, in the Nineveh Plains in Upper Mesopotamia. Nimrud is situated 8 km southwest of Dayr Khiḑr al Yās.
Balawat
Village
Balawat is an archaeological site of the ancient Assyrian city of Imgur-Enlil, and modern village in Nineveh Province. It lies 25 kilometres southeast from the city of Mosul and 4 kilometres to the south of the modern Assyrian town of Bakhdida. Balawat is situated 9 km north of Dayr Khiḑr al Yās.
Dayr Khiḑr al Yās
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Dayr Khidr al Yas”
- Category: religion
- Location: Al-Hamdaniya District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.13834° or 36° 8′ 18″ northLongitude
43.40573° or 43° 24′ 21″ eastElevation
231 metres (758 feet)Open location code
8H854CQ4+87GeoNames ID
6860817
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In Other Languages
“Dayr Khiḑr al Yās” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير خضر الياس”
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