Shrine of the Virgin Mary
Shrine of the Virgin Mary is in Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. Shrine of the Virgin Mary is situated nearby to the fire station Fire fighting airport.station2, as well as near the bus station Terminal Shuttles.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Joseph Church.
Saint Joseph Church
Church
Photo: Basharh, Public domain.
The Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Ankawa, also known as Cathedral of Mar Yousif, is the Chaldean Catholic cathedral and seat of the Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan created under the pontificate of Pope Paul VI. Saint Joseph Church is situated 3½ km east of Shrine of the Virgin Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ankawa and Erbil.
Ankawa
Town
Ankawa is a suburb of Erbil in Kurdistan Region, 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. Ankawa is situated 3½ km east of Shrine of the Virgin Mary.
Erbil
Photo: Lamacchiacosta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Erbil is the capital and largest city in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the fourth-largest city in Iraq. It is one of the oldest continually-inhabited sites of human civilization, and is also a rapidly-growing and urbanizing center for the oil industry and NGOs in the Middle East.
Shrine of the Virgin Mary
- Type: Religious organization
- Also known as: “مزار مريمان”, “مزار مريمانا”, “مزار مريمانة”, and “مزار مريمانه”
- Category: religion
- Location: Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.22561° or 36° 13′ 32″ northLongitude
43.95389° or 43° 57′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8H856XG3+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1185170222OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religious
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In Other Languages
“Shrine of the Virgin Mary” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مزار قبة العذراء”
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Notable Places Nearby
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