🛕 Mor Mattai Monastery

Iraq · Asia · 36.49°N, 43.44°E

Dayro d-Mor Mattai is a Syriac Orthodox Church monastery on Mount Alfaf in northern Iraq. Located 20 kilometers northeast of the city of Mosul, it is recognized as one of the oldest Christian monasteries in existence and the oldest Syriac Orthodox monastery in the world.

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Quick facts

Country	Iraq
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	36.49°N, 43.44°E · view on map

Mor Mattai Monastery is located in Iraq, in Asia.

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