Mor Yakup Monastery
Mor Yakup Monastery is a Syriac Orthodox monastery located in the Midyat district of Mardin province, Turkey. Situated in the Syriac-inhabited village of Barıştepe, it was built in the 6th century and dedicated to Mor Yakup, a Christian hermit.
- Church
- Description: monastery in Midyat, Mardin, Turkey
- Address: Barıştepe, Mardin, Midyat
- Also known as“Barıştepe Mor Yakup Monastery”“Salah Mor Yakup Monastery”
Villages in the Area
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Barıştepe
Barıştepe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey.
Bardakçı
Bardakçı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey.
3 km east of Mor Yakup Monastery
Arıca
Arıca is a village in the district of Gercüş, Batman Province in Turkey.
5 km northeast of Mor Yakup Monastery
Mor Yakup Monastery
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Latitude
37.48337° or 37° 29′ 0″ north
Longitude
41.39701° or 41° 23′ 49″ east
Open location code
8H93F9MW+8R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Mor Yakup Monastery” goes by many names.
دير مار يعقوب صالحArabic
Barıştepe KilisesiTurkish
Barıştepe Mor Yakup ManastırıTurkish
Mor Yakup ManastırıTurkish
Salah Mor Yakup ManastırıTurkish
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