Monastery of Saint John of Dailam

Naqortaya Monastery
Ruins of the monastery in the 1960s
Monastery of Saint John of Dailam is located in Iraq
Monastery of Saint John of Dailam
Location within Iraq
Monastery information
Other namesܕܝܪܐ ܢܩܘܪܬܝܐ
Established7th century AD
Disestablished19th century
Dedicated toMar Yoḥannan Daylamáyá
DioceseSyriac Orthodox Diocese of Mosul
People
Founder(s)Mar Yoḥannan Daylamáyá
Site
LocationBakhdida, Nineveh Province, Iraq
Coordinates36°17′59″N 43°22′24″E / 36.29972°N 43.37333°E / 36.29972; 43.37333
Visible remainsthe altar and a baptismal font
Public accessyes

The Monastery of Saint John of Dailam, also known as Naqortaya and Muqurtaya (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܢܩܘܪܬܝܐ, romanizeddayrā naqortāyā, lit.'chiseled monastery'), is a Syriac Orthodox monastery that lies 3 km north of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq.