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Australian Assyrian. Christian. Member of the Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa). Co-founder of ACSYA. Tax Accountant. Asst. Dir and Co-writer of Assyria A.D.

Feb 8, 2019, 40 tweets

THREAD: #Assyrian Churches and Monasteries in the province of #Hakkari (Historical Northern #Assyria), #Turkey

Link: Assyrian Hakkari and #Bohtan FB page.

The church of St. George at the village of Irk (near Julamerk).

The Church of St. Shalita at Tkhuma Gawaya.

The ruins of the ancient church of St. Mari, Sat (Jilu District).

The 5th century church of St. Zay'a and Tavor at the village of Mar Zay'a, Greater Jilu.

The 4th century monastery of Rabban Dadisho, above the Diz Valley.

The cave monastery of Mar Shalita, above the valley of Diz.

Mar Odisho cave monastery, above the Tal valley.

Monastery above the village of Matha d-Qasra, Lower Tyare.

Unfortunately the name of the monastery is not know.

The Monastery church of St. Babai - above Belatha, Lower Tyare.

The ancient church of Benturé in Nochiya.

Ruins of the church of St. Cyriacus at Mar Quryaqus in Diz.

The Church of St. Mammas in the village of Be-Darayé.

The Church of St. George in Lizan, Lower Tyare.

The Church of St. George at Saramus, Diz.

The Church of St. George at Be-Aziza, Tal.

The Church of the Virgin Mary in Suwa, Diz.

The Church of St. Eugene the Blessed (Mar Awgin) in the village of Ishta d-Nahra, Upper Tyare.

Ruins of a Church at Gaznakh, Beytüşşebap.

The Church of Mar Shim'on Bar-Sabba'e in Be-Ikta, Tal.

The 6th century church of St. John the Arab (Mar Yokhannan Tayyaya) in Geramon, Galliyane.

The Holy church of our Lord's Sepulchre in Qalayatha, Upper Tyare.

The Church of St. Sava at Kursin, Diz.

The 5th century Monastery of St. Sava in Mazra d-Rumta, Upper Tyare.

The Church of St. Ananias in Gundiktha, Tkhuma.

The 4th century monastery of Mar Rabban Pithyon near Mazra'ya, Tkhuma.

The Church of Mar Shim'on Bar-Sabba'e in Gissa, Tkhuma.

The Church of St. Jonah (Mar Yonan) Berijaye, Tkhuma.

The Church of St. Cyriacus in Berijaye, Tkhuma.

The 4th century church of St. Shmuni, Halmon.

Ruins of the church of St. George in Ashitha, Lower Tyare.

The Church of St. George, Be-Biyya.

The Church of St. John, Sirta.

The stone church (Taş Killisesi) at Qalanis, Albaq.

The Church of Shwawuta, Upper Barwar.

The Church of St. Sava, Urisha.

The ruins of the 5th century monastery of St. Beh-Isho of Kmol, Mar Bhishu.

The monastery was destroyed in the 1980s during the war between the Turkish military and the PKK.

The Church of Rabban Mar Yonan, Iyil.

The Church of St. Shalita, Qudshanis.

The 4th century monastery of Mar Awdishu, Tal.

The 5th century monastery of St. Isho', Rustaqa.

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