Dayr
Dayr is a locality in Tel Keppe District, Nineveh Governorate. Dayr is situated nearby to the locality Birmah, as well as near Nūrān.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dur-Sharrukin.
Dur-Sharrukin
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Dur-Sharrukin, present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II of Assyria. Khorsabad is a village in northern Iraq, 15 km northeast of Mosul.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Batnaya.
Batnaya
Village
Batnaya is a village in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is located in the Tel Kaif District in the Nineveh Plains. In the village, there are Chaldean Catholic churches of Mar Quriaqos and Mart Maryam. The Mar Oraha Monastery is also located near the village. Batnaya is situated 10 km west of Dayr.
Dayr
- Type: Locality
- Location: Tel Keppe District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.53148° or 36° 31′ 53″ northLongitude
43.23167° or 43° 13′ 54″ eastElevation
329 metres (1,079 feet)Open location code
8H85G6JJ+HMGeoNames ID
6999608
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In Other Languages
“Dayr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير”
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