city
Sohar (Mazun / Beth Mazunaye)
Sohar, Oman · Gulf
24.378, 56.731
Approximate location.
Attested. The diocese is attested in synod acts. That its bishop sat at Sohar is an inference from Sohar being the capital and port.
Mazun was the Persian name for Oman, and the Church of the East diocese of Beth Mazunaye appears at the synod of 424 under Bishop John and at several later synods into the late 7th century. Sohar, Oman's main port, is the likely seat. It sat on the sea route from the Gulf to India.
Source stance: insider. Church of the East synod acts.
People and groups named here
- John of Beth Mazunaye (424)
Related places
Sources
- Pleiades place 29766: [Sohar]
Pleiades Gazetteer (ISAW, NYU). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Christianity in pre-Islamic Arabia (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Dioceses of the Church of the East to 1318 (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
None in this list.