20 kilometres from Mossul on Mount Dschabal Alfaf in northern Iraq is one of the oldest existing Christian monasteries in the world. Due to its importance the monastery together with some surrounding villages forms one of the three ore parishes of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Iraq. Until 2017 the monastery was threatened by the IS.
![20 kilometres from Mossul on Mount Dschabal Alfaf in northern Iraq is one of the oldest existing Christian monasteries in the world. Due to its importance the monastery together with some surrounding villages forms one of the three ore parishes of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Iraq. Until 2017 the monastery was threatened by the IS. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RNEJ82/20-kilometres-from-mossul-on-mount-dschabal-alfaf-in-northern-iraq-is-one-of-the-oldest-existing-christian-monasteries-in-the-world-due-to-its-importance-the-monastery-together-with-some-surrounding-villages-forms-one-of-the-three-ore-parishes-of-the-syrian-orthodox-church-in-iraq-until-2017-the-monastery-was-threatened-by-the-is-RNEJ82.jpg)
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5760 x 3840 px | 48.8 x 32.5 cm | 19.2 x 12.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Mount Dschabal Alfaf, near Mossul IraqMore information:
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