Monasteries of the Peninsula

أديرة الجزيرة

A trail through the early monasteries.

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Region
Levant & Iraq
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Dayr Hind

    دير هند بنت النعمان: الحيرة.

    Dayr Hind · Dayr Hind al-Aqdam

  2. Mar Sergius

    دير سرجيس: أديرة الشام.

    Dayr Marsarjis · Dayr al-Kalb

  3. The White Monastery

    دير الأبيض وأديرة أخرى.

    the White Monastery (Dayr al-Abyad) · Dayr al-Naqi · Dayr al-Tur (the Transfiguration monastery)

  4. The neighbourhood

    الأديرة والمساجد: تعايش الأمصار.

    Dayr Hind · Dayr Fayq

  5. The memory

    الأديرة في كتب التاريخ: شواهد العصر.

    Dayr Hizqil · Dayr Rumanin

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Overview

A path through the ancient neighbours of the Muslims: the monastery of Hind, the monastery of al-Julug, and the monastery of Mar Sarjis, the monasteries that sheltered monks.

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Monasteries of the Peninsula”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-monasteries/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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