A look around the ancient Deir Mar Matta near Mosul - in pictures

The Syriac Orthodox monastery of St Matthew in Iraq was founded in 363AD

An aerial picture shows a view of the historic Syriac Orthodox monastery of St. Matthew, known in Arabic as Deir Mar Matta, on Jabal Maqlub, some 30 kms northeast of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on December 12, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

An aerial picture shows a view of the historic Syriac Orthodox monastery of St. Matthew, known in Arabic as Deir Mar Matta, on Jabal Maqlub, some 30 kms northeast of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, on December 12, 2021. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)

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