Heritage · monastery intact
Mor Gabriel Monastery, Tur Abdin
Deyrulumur. The oldest continuously functioning Christian monastery in the world (founded 397 CE).
Diyarbakir · Assyrian heritage
· built 397 CE
Syriac Orthodox monastery in the Tur Abdin region near Midyat, southeastern Turkey. The principal living monument of the Sayfo (Assyrian Genocide) survivor community. Subject of multiple post-2008 land-grab attempts by adjacent Turkish villages and forestry administration; partially defended in Turkish courts 2013-19.
Syriac Orthodox monastery in the Tur Abdin region near Midyat, southeastern Turkey. The principal living monument of the Sayfo (Assyrian Genocide) survivor community. Subject of multiple post-2008 land-grab attempts by adjacent Turkish villages and forestry administration; partially defended in Turkish courts 2013-19.