Mar Behnam Monastery

Monastery of the Sahade Mar Behnam and Marth Sara

Entrance of the monastery (1999)
Location within Iraq
Monastery information
Order	Syriac Catholic Church (1790–98; from 1839) Syriac Orthodox Church (until 1790; 1798–1819)
Established	4th century
Dedication	Mar Behnam, Mart Sara
People
Founder	Sinharib
Site
Location	near Beth Khdeda
Coordinates	36.137778°N 43.406389°E / 36.137778; 43.406389

Monastery of the Martyrs Mar Behnam and Marth Sarah (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܗܢܡ ܘܡܪܬ ܣܪܐ, Arabic: دير مار بهنام, Mar Behnam Monastery) is a Syriac Catholic monastery in northern Iraq in the village Khidr Ilyas close to the town of Beth Khdeda. Until the 19th century, it was a Syriac Orthodox monastery. The tomb of Mar Benham was heavily damaged on March 19, 2015, by the Islamic State, and the exterior murals were desecrated in all of the monastery's buildings. Repair work restoring the monastery and the tomb of Mar Behnam to its pre-ISIS condition was completed by early December 2018.