Iraq
Karbala Governorate
Ain Al-Tamur District

Al-Aqiser

Al-Aqiser is an archeological site in Ayn al-Tamr near in with what has been described as the Oldest eastern Christian Church. Until recently it was used by Assyrians of the Chaldean Catholic Church.
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Al-Aqiser

Latitude
32.4976° or 32° 29′ 51″ north
Longitude
43.57543° or 43° 34′ 32″ east
Open location code
8H45FHXG+25
Open­Street­Map ID
way 560742340
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q4405697
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Al-Aqiser” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الأقيصر”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة الأقيصر”
  • Catalan: “Al-Aqiser”
  • Dutch: “Al-Aqiser”
  • German: “Al-Aqiser”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Al-Aqiser”
  • Norwegian: “Al-Aqiser”
  • Polish: “Al-Aqiser”
  • Slovenian: “Al-Aqiser”
  • Spanish: “Al-Aqiser”

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