The sun was at its peak but the
weather is good that noon time I reached the end of one of the streets of Eski
Midyat.
I was following a small
boy who was smiling at me who I presume (believe it or not) was pointing me to the direction
towards what I was looking for – The Mor Abraham and Mor Hobel Monastery.
The only information I know is it’s located at
the edge of the old Midyat. Surprisingly enough,
I was really treading the right direction.
 |
| The cheery boy who pointed me to the direction of the monastery. |
 |
| Hotel Turabdin on the left and the monastery further up the road to the right. |
This monastery is located at the
back of Eski Midyat about a kilometer walk from the center of the town. The small boy could have guessed that I was
looking for it. The road almost in front
of the Kasr-i-Nehroz Hotel is the starting point of the pathway. The Turabdin Hotel is on the left side
further down the road before the monastery.
The 1,700 year-old church was
established by two monks from Mar Gabriel on 5th century.
 |
| Facade of the church. |
 |
| Epitaphs at the entrance of the church. |
The monastery can be visited at
certain hours of the day as they close the main gate after visiting hours. I was there during late noontime, a bus-full
of visitors arrived but after everyone else left the premises and walked out of
the main iron gate, the young guy in charge closes it. During that time, visitors were only allowed
to enter the church and around the courtyard but going up the monastery buildings
are off-limit.
There are several epitaphs right before the entrance of the church and probably a peristyle tomb at one corner of the
courtyard.
 |
| Brief orientation inside the church. |
The Monastery of Mor Abraham and
Mor Hobel has very high walls, according to reports, it has been the subject of
grave-robbing and vandalism.
I walked my way back to the old
town after barely an hour to look for a café or restaurant.
Address: Manastir Cad., Eski Midyat
0 comments:
Post a Comment