The Monastery of Mor Augin from the northern point of view
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  Location within Turkey | |
| Monastery information | |
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| Order | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| Dedicated to | Saint Awgin |
| Site | |
| Location | Near Nusaybin,  Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°10′04″N 41°24′30″E / 37.167739°N 41.408318°E / 37.167739; 41.408318 |
Monastery of Mor Augin (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܝܢ, romanized: The Monastery of St. Augin, Arabic: دير مار أوجين) is a Christian monastery located in southeastern Turkey and is 40 kilometers from Nusaybin.[1]
The monastery was founded in the first half of the fourth century AD by Saint Awgin, a monk from El Kulzom, Egypt.[2] Mor Augin came with seventy of his disciples to preach ChristianityinMardin Province which was controlled by the Sasanian Empire.
In 1915 Sayfo the monks witnessed the destruction of Syriac villages in the plains below. The monastery was also affected by violence.[3]
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