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Egypt-Wadi Natrun

Coptic monastery of Deir as-Suriani (monastery of the Syrians) dates from the 7th century. It is the smallest of Wadi al-Natrun but the most artistically actractive. The monastery has a narrow and elongated plan which supposedly recalls the shape of Noah's Ark. A monk inside the beautiful Holy Virgin church dating to the 7th century.

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Egypt - the Living Stones, the Coptic monasteries
Coptic monastery of Deir as-Suriani (monastery of the Syrians) dates from the 7th century. It is the smallest of Wadi al-Natrun but the most artistically actractive. The monastery has a narrow and elongated plan which supposedly recalls the shape of Noah's Ark. A monk inside the beautiful Holy Virgin church dating to the 7th century.