قرية تل الريان is one of villages in
Iraq situated some 10 km south-west of
Mosul and 460 km from
Baghdad. The population of قرية تل الريان is 130 people (as of 2009). People mostly visit قرية تل الريان to see its monasteries.
The nearest airport Mosul International Airport (IATA: OSB) is about 10 km away.
The most popular tourist attractions in قرية تل الريان
Dair Mar Elia (syr. ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܠܝܐ, Arabic: دير مار إيليا) (known in English as Saint Elijah's Monastery) is an abandoned Christian monastery, the oldest in Iraq, dating from the 6th century. It is located in the Ninawa Governorate just south of Mosul.
If you have seen everything in قرية تل الريان already, take a look on the outskirts of the town. Are you fancy to travel around a bit? Here is our list:
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