Mor Hananyo Monastery (Deyrulzafaran Manastiri),Deyrulzafaran Monastery and Syriac Orthodox Patriarchat ( Deyrul Zafaran Manastiri ) in Mardin, Mardin city general view with drone,Mardin Historical City Drone, Mardin old town cityscape - 4K stock video

Deyrulzafaran Monastery is one of the most significant centers of the Assyrian Church besides its magnificent architecture. It is situated in about 5 km from the old part of Mardin in Tur Abdin plateau located in the southeast of Turkey. According to chronicles, the monastery was founded in the 5th century AD, when the first church was built there. The Monastery was constructed on a complex which had been used as a Sun Temple before Christ and was then used as a fortress at the time of Roman Empire. When Romans left the region, Saint Shleymun broucht the bones of some saints here. He converted the castle into a monastery. For this reason, Deyrulzafaran Monastery was first known as Mor Shleymun Monastery.