Local favourite church · Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Moqortaya
Moqortaya is a church in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.
Moqortaya: 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 church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Moqortaya
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.
How to reach Moqortaya — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 36.29307, 43.37527. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Moqortaya
- Resurrection Church · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
- Imgur-Enlil · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~11 km · Must-see
- Mount Mar Daniel · viewpoint · Nineveh Governorate · ~15 km · Must-see
- Tell Billa · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
- Mar Behnam Monastery · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~22 km · Must-see
- Nebi Yunus · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
- Nineveh · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
- Mosque of Prophet Yunus A.S. (Jonah) · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
- Mosul Museum · museum · Nineveh Governorate · ~27 km · Must-see
- Dair Mar Elia · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~27 km · Must-see
- Nimrud · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~27 km · Must-see
- Mosul Grand Mosque · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
- Imam Awn Al Din shrine · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
- St Mattai Monastery · Buddhist site · Nineveh Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
- Al Sa'a Church · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
- St. Miskenta Church · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
- Great Mosque of al-Nuri · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
- Bashtabya Castle · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~30 km · Must-see
Other churches near Moqortaya
- Resurrection Church · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
- Mar Behnam Monastery · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~22 km · Must-see
- Al Sa'a Church · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
- St. Miskenta Church · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
- St Mary al-Tahira Church, Bakhdida · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~3 km
- Shamoon Al Safa Church · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~29 km
- St. Thomas Church · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~29 km
- Mar Kurkis monastery · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~33 km
- Dayr Mikhail · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~36 km
- Dayr Mar Awraham · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~43 km
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Frequently asked
Is Moqortaya open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Moqortaya yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Moqortaya?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Moqortaya?
Nearby: Resurrection Church (church, 1 km), Imgur-Enlil (fort, 11 km), Mount Mar Daniel (viewpoint, 15 km), Tell Billa (fort, 20 km), Mar Behnam Monastery (church, 22 km), Nebi Yunus (fort, 25 km).