Church of the East monastery on Sir Bani Yas
The Church of the East monastery on Sir Bani Yas is an archaeological site in the United Arab Emirates discovered in 1992. The site is significant as evidence of the presence of pre-Islamic Arabian Christianity in the UAE and belonged to the historical region of Beth Qatraye.
NASA, Public domain.- Ruins
- …is also known as “Monastery of Sir Bani Yas”
- Description: monastery riun
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Church of the East monastery on Sir Bani Yas
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Latitude
24.3235° or 24° 19′ 25″ north
Longitude
52.63668° or 52° 38′ 12″ east
Open location code
7HPJ8JFP+9M
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic = ruins
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = religious
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Church of the East monastery on Sir Bani Yas” goes by many names.
دير صير بني ياسArabic
كنيسة صير بني ياسArabic
Sir Bani Yasin luostariFinnish
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