Deyruzzaferan Monastery, 3 km east of Mardin, is an Assyrian monastery built in the 5th century and one of the important centers of the Assyrians. Mor Hananyo Church, House of Saints, Virgin Mary Church and Sun Temple form the important structures of the monastery.
Deyrulzafaran Manastırı
Attractions
Monday
09:30–11:45, 13:00–16:30
Tuesday
09:30–11:45, 13:00–16:30
Wednesday 09:30–11:45, 13:00–16:30
Thursday
09:30–11:45, 13:00–16:30
Friday
09:30–11:45, 13:00–16:30
Sunday
09:30–11:45, 13:00–16:30
Deyruzzaferan Monastery, 3 km east of Mardin, is an Assyrian monastery built in the 5th century and one of the important centers of the Assyrians. Mor Hananyo Church, House of Saints, Virgin Mary Church and Sun Temple form the important structures of the monastery. Inside the monastery, there is a historical Syriac Bible and a holy stone, and it is said that the first medical school was established here. Mosaics from the period when it was founded still stand today. One of the greatest features of the monastery, which looks like a living history, is that it contains the tombs of 52 Syriac patriarchs. Deir al-Zafaran Monastery became one of the nine churches and monasteries in Tur Abdin, which was included in the World Heritage Tentative List by UNESCO in 2021.
Address
Eskikale, Deyrulzafaran Yolu No:1 D:2, 47100 Artuklu/Mardin
