Mount Mar Daniel

Mount Mar Daniel
Mount St. Daniel
Mount Mar Daniel Bartella,  Iraq
Elevation	500 m (1,640 ft)
Location
Coordinates	36°22′23″N 43°27′13″E / 36.37306°N 43.45361°E / 36.37306; 43.45361Coordinates: 36°22′23″N 43°27′13″E / 36.37306°N 43.45361°E / 36.37306; 43.45361

Mount Mar Daniel (Syriac: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܕܐܢܝܠ), is a mountain in Nineveh plains in northern Iraq. The mountain lies 30km east of Mosul and some 5km north east of Bartella.

Mount Mar Daniel was known for its religious importance in Syriac Christianity since the 4th century when it was continuously inhabited by hermits. The mountain contains a number of hermitages as well as the Mar Daniel monastery which date back to the late 4th century.

See also

• Mount Alfaf

References

• سهل نينوى, دراسة تاريخية وبلدانية, Karemlash.com