Saint Joseph Church
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.Photo: Basharh, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Description: Chaldean Catholic cathedral in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Ankawa”, “Mar Yousif Cathedral”, “Saint Joseph’s Cathedral”, and “St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Ankawa”
- Address: شەقامی کانی, أربيل, ناحية عنكاوا, قضاء أربيل, محافظة أربيل 44003
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jalil Khayat Mosque.
Jalil Khayat Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Sarbast.T.Hameed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jalil Khayat Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 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. Jalil Khayat Mosque is situated 4 km southeast of Saint Joseph Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ankawa.
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.
Saint Joseph Church
- Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.22738° or 36° 13′ 39″ northLongitude
43.99235° or 43° 59′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8H856XGR+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 325932319OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralWikidata ID
Q20873259
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Saint Joseph Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية مار يوسف”
- Central Kurdish: “کەنیسەی ماریوسف”
- Croatian: “Katedrala sv. Josipa u Ankawi”
- Czech: “Katedrála Mar Yousif”
- Czech: “Katedrála sv. Josefa (Ankawa)”
- Czech: “Katedrála svatého Josefa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس يوسف”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Joseph d’Ankawa”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Joseph d’Ankawa”
- German: “Mar Yousif-Kathedrale”
- German: “St.-Josef-Kathedrale (Ankawa)”
- German: “St.-Josef-Kathedrale”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Ιωσήφ της Ανκάουα”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Ιωσήφ”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Ankawa”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Jose”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San José”
- Turkish: “Ankava Aziz Yusuf Katedrali”
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