Al-Aqiser
Al-Aqiser is an archeological site in Ayn al-Tamr near Karbala in Iraq with what has been described as the Oldest eastern Christian Church. Until recently it was used by Assyrians of the Chaldean Catholic Church.Al-Aqiser
- Type: Church
- Description: archaeological site in Iraq
- Categories: archaeological site, ruins, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ain Al-Tamur District, Karbala Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.4976° or 32° 29′ 51″ north
Longitude
43.57543° or 43° 34′ 32″ east
Open location code
8H45FHXG+25
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
Wikidata ID
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From Arabic to Spanish—“Al-Aqiser” goes by many names.
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