Mar Oraha Monastery
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.- Type: Church
- Description: chaldean Catholic Monastery in Iraq
- Also known as: “Dayr Mar Awraham”
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 Mar Oraha Monastery.
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 Mar Oraha Monastery.
Mar Oraha Monastery
- Categories: monastery, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tel Keppe District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.54542° or 36° 32′ 44″ northLongitude
43.14602° or 43° 8′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8H85G4WW+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 313075790OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4117297
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Mar Oraha Monastery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير مار أوراها”
- Arabic: “دير مار اوراها”
- Arabic: “مار أوراها”
- Arabic: “مار اوراها”
- Central Kurdish: “دێری مار ئوراھا”
- German: “Mar-Oraha-Kloster”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mar Oraha-klosteret”
- Norwegian: “Mar Oraha-klosteret”
- Russian: “Мар-Ораха”
- Russian: “Монастырь Мар Ораха”
- Turkish: “Mar Oraha Manastırı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dayr Mar Awraham and St Qiryaqos Church.
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