
The Mor Yakup Monastery is a historically and religiously significant structure located within the boundaries of the Nusaybin district in Mardin province in southeastern Türkiye. This monastery, associated with Syriac Christianity, was constructed during the early Christian period and provides comprehensive data on the region’s religious, cultural and social structure. The building is particularly linked to the religious activities of Mor Yakup (Yakup el-Nusaybini) and thus holds meaning within
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Zeynep Gökdağ

The Mor Evgin Monastery is located in the Tuz İzlo region of Nusaybin district, Mardin province, in Türkiye’s Southeastern Anatolia Region. It is situated at an elevation of approximately 900 meters above sea level, at the foothills of İzlo Mountain.History and FoundationIt was founded in 363 AD by the Christian hermit Mor Evgin, who arrived from Egypt, along with seventy evangelists. Unlike other monasteries in the region, it was constructed during the Roman period and has a history of approxim
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Meltem Saraç