Hiking the trail up to Rabban Beya Monastery, a 4th century AD Christian ruin and pilgrimage place near Shaqlawa, Kurdistan Iraq

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A tourist hiking the trail up to Rabban Beya Monastery, a 4th century AD Christian ruin and pilgrimage place near Shaqlawa, Kurdistan region, Iraq,The Rabban (Monk) Beya Monastery dates back to the fourth century AD. Located over a valley with the same name, 30 minutes walk from the public road overlooks Shaqlawa Resort and sub-district. It used to be a refuge for a group of monks.

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