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.- Church
- …is also known as “Dayr Mar Awraham”
- Description: chaldean Catholic Monastery in Iraq
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Batnaya and Baqofah.
Batnaya
Village
Batnaya is a village in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.
Baqofah
Village
Baqofah is a village in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Baqofah is situated 5 km north of Mar Oraha Monastery.
Mar Oraha Monastery
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Latitude
36.54542° or 36° 32′ 44″ north
Longitude
43.14602° or 43° 8′ 46″ east
Open location code
8H85G4WW+5C
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amenity=place_of_worship
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building=yes
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historic=church
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Mar Oraha Monastery” goes by many names.
دير مار أوراهاArabic
مار اوراهاArabic
دێری مار ئوراھاCentral Kurdish
Mar Oraha-klosteretNorwegian
Mar Oraha-klosteretNorwegian Bokmål
Мар-ОрахаRussian
Монастырь Мар ОрахаRussian
Mar Oraha ManastırıTurkish
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Highlights include Dayr Mar Awraham and St Qiryaqos Church.
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