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Mardin, Turkey
Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the small, ancient town of Mardin lies on the northern end of the Mesopotamian plain, about 20 miles from the Syrian border, and another 100 miles to the Iraqi frontier
March 30-31, 2006

Saffron Monastery
Built on top of a sun-worshippers temple and formerly the seat of the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch, the active monastery, 10km east of Mardin, still uses Aramaic as its liturgical tongue.

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	Mardin, Turkey Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the small, ancient town of Mardin lies on the northern end of the Mesopotamian plain, about 20 miles from the Syrian border, and another 100 miles to the Iraqi frontier March 30-31, 2006 Saffron Monastery Built on top of a sun-worshippers temple and formerly the seat of the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch, the active monastery, 10km east of Mardin, still uses Aramaic as its liturgical tongue.