Dayr Mar Awraham
Dayr Mar Awraham is a church in Tel Keppe District, Nineveh Governorate. Dayr Mar Awraham is situated nearby to the church Mar Oraha Monastery, as well as near the village Batnaya.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mar Oraha Monastery.
Mar Oraha Monastery
Church
Dayra d'Mar Oraha is a Chaldean Catholic monastery in northern Iraq close to the town of Batnaya. The monastery is traditionally attributed to Mar Oraha, who was forced to abandon his hermitage in Mount Alfaf due to a draught, and descended to the Nineveh Plains, where he built his monastery during Ishoʿyahb I's patriarchy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Batnaya and Baqofah.
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.
Baqofah
Village
Baqofah is a village in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is located in the Tel Kaif District in the Nineveh Plains. In the village, there is a Chaldean Catholic church of Mar Gewargis. Baqofah is situated 5 km north of Dayr Mar Awraham.
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 7 km south of Dayr Mar Awraham.
Dayr Mar Awraham
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Dayr Mār Awraham, Dayr Marūrhah, دير مرورهة, Dayr Mar Awraham, Dayr Marurhah, دير مرورهة”
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Tel Keppe District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.54536° or 36° 32′ 43″ northLongitude
43.14562° or 43° 8′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8H85G4WW+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 2486391453OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Dayr Mar Awraham” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مرورهة”
- French: “Dayr Mar Awraham”
- German: “Dayr Mar Awraham”
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