Mor Gabriel Monastery

The Monastery of Saint Gabriel, also known as Monastery of Qartmin, Deir el-ʿUmr, Deyrulumur, and in Turkish, Mor Gabriel Manastırı, is a Syriac Orthodox monastery located near in the region of southeastern .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: oldest surviving Syriac Orthodox monastery in the world
  • Also known as: “Dayro d-Mor Gabriel”
  • Address: Mardin
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Güngören and Yayvantepe.

Village
is a village in the municipality and district of , in . it is populated by Syriacs and by Kurds of the Dermemikan tribe.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Arabic-speaking Seyids and Kurds. It had a population of 977 in 2022. It is located in the historic region of . is situated 3 km southwest of Mor Gabriel Monastery.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in . The village is populated by Kurds of the Mizizex tribe and had a population of 51 in 2021. is situated 3½ km northeast of Mor Gabriel Monastery.

Mor Gabriel Monastery

Latitude
37.32179° or 37° 19′ 19″ north
Longitude
41.53848° or 41° 32′ 19″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
8H938GCQ+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 555289010
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q1434981
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Mor Gabriel Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Mor Gabriël klooster”
  • Afrikaans: “Mor Gabriël-klooster”
  • Arabic: “دير مار كبرئيل”
  • Arabic: “دير مار كبرييل”
  • Czech: “Klášter Mor Gabriel”
  • Czech: “Mor Gabriel”
  • Dutch: “Mor Gabriel-klooster”
  • Dutch: “Mor Gabriel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير مار كبرئيل”
  • French: “Mar gabriel”
  • French: “Monastere Mor Gabriel”
  • French: “monastère Mor Gabriel”
  • French: “Monastère Mor Gabriel”
  • German: “Kloster Mor Gabriel”
  • German: “Mar Gabriel”
  • German: “Mor Gabriel”
  • German: “Quartamin”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Mor Gabriel”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Mor Gabriel”
  • Kurdish: “Mor Gabrîel”
  • Kurdish: “مۆر گابریەل”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ”
  • Persian: “دیر مار جبرئیل”
  • Polish: “Monastyr Mor Gabriel”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Mor Gabriel”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Mor Gabriel”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Мор-Габриэль”
  • Serbian: “Manastir Mor Gabrijel”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Мор Габријел”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Mor Gabriel”
  • Swedish: “Klostret Mor Gabriel”
  • Turkish: “Deyrulumur Manastırı”
  • Turkish: “Deyrulumur”
  • Turkish: “Mor Gabriel Manastırı”

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