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  • Mor Abai Monastery

  • Mor Abai Monastery

    Mor Abai Monastery is a ruined Syriac Orthodox monastery located in Mardin Province, Turkey. It was built in the 6th century AD, and renovated later in the 12th century during the reign of the Artuqids, a Turkoman dynasty that ruled in eastern Anatolia, Northern Syria and Northern Iraq between 11th and 13th centuries.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Late Antique and Medieval Churches and Monasteries of Midyat and Surrounding Area (Tur ʿAbdin).
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    Mor Abai Monastery

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2021

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    Churches and Monasteries

    Location

    Turkey

    Mardin Province

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    6th Century AD

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    Christian

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    Christian Monuments

     

     

     

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