Mar Qardagh ( the martyr ) church

Mar Qardagh ( the martyr ) church is a church in , which is located on Erbil - Pirmam Road. Mar Qardagh ( the martyr ) church is situated nearby to the community center , as well as near the government office .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Citadel of Erbil and Jalil Khayat Mosque.

Castle
Photo: jan kurdistani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , locally called Qellat, is a tell or occupied mound, and the historical city centre of in the of . The citadel was added to the World Heritage List on 21 June 2014. is situated 2½ km southwest of Mar Qardagh ( the martyr ) church.

Mosque
Photo: Sarbast.T.Hameed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Sunni in , in the of . It is the largest mosque in Erbil. The mosque was begun by Jalil Khayat, who later died in 2005, and it was completed in 2007 by his sons in memory of their father. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Mar Qardagh ( the martyr ) church.

Museum
Photo: Ara Qadir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum is a devoted to textiles and other cultural works produced in , especially in Iraqi Kurdistan. It was established in 2004 and is located in a renovated mansion in the southeast quarter of the in . is situated 3 km southwest of Mar Qardagh ( the martyr ) church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ankawa.

Town
is a suburb of in , Iraq. It is located 8 kilometres northwest of downtown Erbil. The suburb is predominantly populated by Christian Assyrians, most of whom adhere to the Chaldean Catholic Church. is situated 3½ km northwest of Mar Qardagh ( the martyr ) church.

Mar Qardagh ( the martyr ) church

Latitude
36.21017° or 36° 12′ 37″ north
Longitude
44.02868° or 44° 1′ 43″ east
Open location code
8H86626H+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4515801989
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Kurdish—“Mar Qardagh ( the martyr ) church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة مار قرداغ الشهيد”
  • Kurdish: “klesay Mar qardagh y shehid”

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