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Culture · Mardin & Midyat · Midyat

Mor Gabriel Monastery

Mor Gabriel (Deyrulumur) Manastırı

One of the oldest working monasteries in the world, founded in the late fourth century on the plateau of Tur Abdin and still home to monks and students.

  • Hours not verified Check on site before you go
  • Visit ~45 min–1.3 h
  • Museum Pass

Directions See it on the Mardin & Midyat map

Build a day-by-day plan with closing-day warnings and ticket totals.

What to see

Visitors are shown the old church with its early mosaics and vaults, the domed chambers and the courtyards; the community lives in the newer buildings around them.

Allow about an hour. Visiting times are set by the monastery and can change for services and feasts; dress modestly.

Morning visits fit best with a drive on to Hasankeyf.

Getting there

About 20 km south-east of Midyat, by car or taxi.

Transport lines are general directions, not checked against the operator's timetable.

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Where to stay nearby

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About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap — Mor Gabriel Manastırı (way 555465696; Nominatim, 01.10.2026); Wikidata noktası ~320 m. Ticket, hours and closing days: only from the operator's own pages; anything we could not confirm there is marked “Not verified”. Last checked 30 Sep 2026.