Pattern — Maryam Al-Athra Church – Sulaimaniyah

Maryam Al-Athra Chruch was the first Church in Sulaimaniyah, it was built in 1862 in Sabunkaran District. The Monastery of the Virgin Mary is located in Sulaymaniyah at an altitude of 851 meters above sea level. The monastery is located in the heart of the old Sulaymaniyah in the old neighborhood of Sabunakran (Sabunkhan), which is the neighborhood of workshops and soap makers.

Here we can see some of the repeated patterns in the church, which are mostly decorating the windows.

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