 Deir el-Anbā Maqqār | ||
| Deir el-Anbā Maqqār · دير الأنبا مقار | ||
| Governorate | Buḥeira | |
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| height | 12 m | |
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Deir el-Anba Maqqar (also Deir Anba Maqar, Deir Anba Magar, Deir Anba Makar, Monastery of St. Makarios / Makarius / Macarius, Arabic:دير الأنبا مقار, Dair al-Anbā Maqqār, spoken: Dēr il-Amba Ma'ār, orدير القديس العظيم الأنبا مقار, Dair al-Qiddīs al-ʿAẓīm al-Anbā Maqqār, „Monastery of St. Macarius the Great“) Is the southernmost monastery complex in the Wādī en-Naṭrūn in the egyptianGovernorateel-Buheira.
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getting there
The journey can be from Cairo or Alexandria from the motorway connecting the two cities by taxi or by bus. About halfway (after 110 km), you can see the spot at the gas station, drive about 25 km south until you come to the Deir Anbā Maqār junction, which leads to the west. You need a taxi to get between the motorway junction to the monasteries.
Note
Please arrange your visit one or more days in advance. Visiting is not possible during the 50-day fasting period before Easter.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Deir el-Anbā Maqqār (Monastery of St. Makarios)
activities
Visitors can take part in the fairs.
shop
kitchen
accommodation
Accommodation options exist in Cairo or Alexandria.
trips
Visiting the Deir Anbā Maqār monastery can be combined with visiting the monasteries Deir es-Suryān, Deir el-Anbā Bīshoi and Deir el-Barāmūs connect.
literature
- : Les peintures des couvents Ouadi Natroun. Le Caire: Institut français d’archéologie orientale, 1982, La peinture murale chez les coptes; 2 (in French).
Web links
- The Monastery of St. Macarius the Great (multilingual)
