Dayr Al-Malak Mikha’il (Akhmim)
DAYR AL-MALAK MIKHA’IL (Akhmim) History This small monastery, of which nothing remains but the church surrounded by an enclosure, is near the village of al-Salamuni on the edge of the desert, 1.25 miles (2 km) north of al-Hawawish, on the right bank of the Nile, almost 4 miles (6 km) from Akhmim. It seems to …