St. George Cathedral

St. George Cathedral is a church in , . St. George Cathedral is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .
  • Type: Church
  • Also known as: “Mar Gorgis”
  • Address: Alqosh

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rabban Hormizd Monastery.

Church
Photo: Chaldean, Public domain.
is an important convent to the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Chaldean Catholic Church, founded about 640 AD by the Church of the East, carved out in the mountains about 2 miles from , , 28 miles north of . is situated 2 km northeast of St. George Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alqosh and Sharafiyah.

Photo: Chaldean, Public domain.
is an ethnically Assyrian town in the contested Nineveh Province of , but controlled by .

Village
Photo: Atoraya, Public domain.
Sharafiya is a village in the Nineveh Plains of northern , a sub-district of the Tel Kaif District situated 40 km northwest of the city of and is on the main road that connects to , which it is only 5 kilometers south of. is situated 5 km south of St. George Cathedral.

Village
is a town located in the of the in northern . It is located 50 kilometres north of in the Nineveh Plains. It belongs to the disputed territories of Northern Iraq. has a mainly Yazidi population. is situated 10 km southwest of St. George Cathedral.

St. George Cathedral

Latitude
36.73802° or 36° 44′ 17″ north
Longitude
43.09743° or 43° 5′ 51″ east
Open location code
8H85P3QW+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1094323432
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“St. George Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية مار كوركيس”
  • German: “Georgskathedrale”

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