Mor Hananyo Monastery

Mardin Province · Turkey

Mor Hananyo Monastery, Turkey
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Known locally as Deyrulzafaran, this Syriac Orthodox monastery near Mardin served for centuries as a seat of the patriarchate. Its honey-coloured stone buildings rise above the Mesopotamian plain, and an underground chamber is said to predate the Christian complex.

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