Christianity in the Middle East
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Christianity in the East
The history, heritage and communities of Christians in the Middle East, from Jerusalem and Antioch to Egypt and Mesopotamia.
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The region at a glance
Choose a country to read about its Christian community, its churches, its history and its sites.
Boundaries are shown as they appear in the open Natural Earth dataset. That is a choice of data source, not a position on any contested border.
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Christians of the Middle East
Learn about these long-established Christian communities — their history, their churches, their traditions and the places they have lived through the centuries.
Palestine
فلسطين
The mother church in Jerusalem
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Israel
إسرائيل
Nazareth, Galilee and Caesarea
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Lebanon
لبنان
The Maronite mountain and the monasteries of the Holy Valley
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Syria
سوريا
Antioch, Damascus and the language of Christ
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Turkey
تركيا
Constantinople, Tur Abdin and Antioch
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Iraq
العراق
The Church of the East and the Nineveh Plains
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Egypt
مصر
The Copts and the cradle of monasticism
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Jordan
الأردن
The baptism site and the mosaics of Madaba
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Why this project?
A heritage thousands of years old, worth knowing and worth keeping
This project sets out to introduce the Christian communities of the Middle East, to help preserve their heritage, and to connect younger generations with their roots and their history.