Monastery of Saint John of Dailam

Al-Hamdaniya District, Iraq · built 601

The Monastery of Saint John of Dailam, also known as Naqortaya and Muqurtaya (Syriac, dayrā naqortāyā, lit. 'chiseled monastery'), is a Syriac Orthodox monastery that lies 3 km north of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq.

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