Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great

The Monastery of Saint Macarius The Great also known as Dayr Al-ʾanbā Maqār is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in , , about 92 km north-west of , and off the highway between and .
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Latitude
30.29208° or 30° 17′ 32″ north
Longitude
30.47564° or 30° 28′ 32″ east
Open location code
8G2G7FRG+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 336004896
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q3320218

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير أبو مقار”
  • Arabic: “دير الأنبا مقار”
  • Arabic: “دير الأنبا مقاريوس”
  • Arabic: “دير الأنبا مكاريوس”
  • Arabic: “دير القديس أنبا مقار”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Sant Macari el Gran”
  • Chinese: “圣马卡里乌斯修道院”
  • Croatian: “Samostan sv. Makarija Velikog”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير الانبا مقار”
  • French: “Monastère Saint-Macaire de Scété”
  • German: “Dair al-Anbā Maqqār”
  • German: “Deir el-Anbā Maqqār”
  • German: “Kloster des Heiligen Makarios”
  • Italian: “Monastero di san Macario il Grande”
  • Persian: “صومعه سنت مکاریوس بزرگ”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Świętego Makarego”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Макария Великого”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Macario el Grande”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Макарія Великого”
  • Urdu: “صومعہ سینٹ مکاریوس اعظم”

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