Founded around 640 AD, its monks’ cells are carved into the cliff above Alqosh, and for long periods it was the seat of patriarchs of the Church of the East.
Alqosh itself holds the recently restored tomb of the Prophet Nahum.
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Rabban Hormizd Monastery
دير الربان هرمزد
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