Mor Gabriel Monastery

Dayro d-Mor Gabriel or Deyrulumur (Turkish: Mor Gabriel Manastırı) is the oldest surviving Syriac Orthodox monastery in the world. It's is located in Midyat district of Mardin Province. Dayro d-Mor Gabriel was founded in 397 by Mor Shmu'el (Samuel) and his student Mor Shem'un (Simon) on the ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian temple.

Coordinates: 37° 19' 16.62" N  41° 32' 19.15" E

Photo by H.İbrahim Üzmezoğlu

Photo by H.İbrahim Üzmezoğlu

Photo by H.İbrahim Üzmezoğlu

Photo by Metin Erinc

Photo by Kafadengi Hüseyin

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