Al-Aqiser ( ar, الأقيصر, lit=Mini Palace) is an archeological site in
Ayn al-Tamr
Ayn al-Tamr or Ain al-Tamur ( ar, عين التمر) is a city in central Iraq, located about 67 km west of Karbala near Razzaza Lake. The oasis of Ayn al-Tamr comprises many villages which are famous for palm orchards and mineral water. The ci ...
near
Karbala in
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
with what has been described as the Oldest eastern Christian Church.
[Ancient church awaits restoration in Iraq desertmiddle-east-online.com]
/ref> Until recently it was used by Chaldeans of the Chaldean Catholic Church.[Agence France-Presse May 10,202]
Iraq’s heritage battered by desert sun, state apathy. Ain Tamr
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References
Churches in Iraq
Chaldean Catholic churches
Lakhmids
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