Markorkis Monastery

Markorkis Monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Markorkis Monastery

Season: October to March.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Markorkis Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.40953, 43.11961. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Markorkis Monastery

• Tarbisu · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bashtabya Castle · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mosul Grand Mosque · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~8 km · Must-see
• Yahya Al-Taleb Mosque · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~8 km · Must-see
• Nineveh · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~9 km · Must-see
• Great Mosque of al-Nuri · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mosque of Prophet Yunus A.S. (Jonah) · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~10 km · Must-see
• Al Sa'a Church · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~10 km · Must-see
• Nebi Yunus · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~10 km · Must-see
• Imam Awn Al Din shrine · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~10 km · Must-see
• St. Miskenta Church · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mosul Museum · museum · Nineveh Governorate · ~10 km · Must-see
• Dair Mar Elia · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dur-Sharrukin · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~18 km · Must-see
• Badush Dam · lake · Nineveh Governorate · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tell Hassuna · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tepe Gawra · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tell Arpachiyah (Tepe Reshwa) · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Markorkis Monastery

Other buddhist sites near Markorkis Monastery

• St Mattai Monastery · Buddhist site · Nineveh Governorate · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rabban Hormizd Monastery · Buddhist site · Nineveh Governorate · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mar Oraha Monastery · Buddhist site · Nineveh Governorate · ~19 km
• Domincan Nun's Monastery · Buddhist site · Nineveh Governorate · ~26 km
• جدو · Buddhist site · Nineveh Governorate · ~111 km

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