Mar Behnam Monastery
Monastery of the Martyrs Mar Behnam and Marth Sarah is a Syriac Catholic monastery in northern Iraq in the village Khidr Ilyas close to the town of Beth Khdeda.- Church
- Description: syriac Catholic Monastery in Iraq
- Address: Kirkuk-Mosul Road, Basatliya
- Also known as“Dayr Khiḑr al Yās, دير خضر الياس, Dayr Khidr al Yas, دير خضر الياس”“Monastery of the Martyrs Mar Behnam and Marth Sarah”“ܕܝܪܐ ܪܡܪܝ ܒܗܢܡ”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nimrud and Balawat.
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Latitude
36.13829° or 36° 8′ 18″ north
Longitude
43.40554° or 43° 24′ 20″ east
Open location code
8H854CQ4+86
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Mar Behnam Monastery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير الشهيدين مار بهنام وأخته مارت سارة”
- Arabic: “دير خضر الياس”
- Arabic: “دير مار بهنام”
- Catalan: “Monestir dels Sants Behnam i Sarah”
- Central Kurdish: “دێری مار بەھنام”
- Finnish: “Mar Behnamin luostari”
- French: “Mar Behnam Monastere”
- French: “monastère des Saints Behnam et Sarah”
- French: “Monastère des Saints Behnam et Sarah”
- German: “Mar Behnam Kloster”
- German: “Mar-Behnam-Kloster”
- Hungarian: “Mar Behnám-kolostor”
- Indonesian: “Biara Mar Behnam”
- Indonesian: “Monasteri Mar Behnam”
- Japanese: “聖ベフナム修道院”
- Polish: “Klasztor Mar Behnam”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro dos Mártires São Behnam e sua irmã Sarah”
- Russian: “Мар Бехнам”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de los martires San Behnam y su hermana Sara”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de los mártires San Behnam y su hermana Sara”
- Turkish: “Mar Behnam Manastırı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include برج كركوك ٤ 608 and Markaz Shurtat Athar Nimrud.
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