Due to its low area, the Church was flooded several times and its floor was rebuilt to be 5 meters higher in 1889.

[2] The Church of Umm Al-Ahzan is considered a destination for all sects, even non-Christians, as people go to it to fulfill their needs and make vows in it.

The walls of the building are very thick which helps keeping in coolness in the summer and heat in the winter and some of the inscriptions in Arabic and French.

There are many doors that lead to the inside which includes pillars and arches in Mosul marble which were carried to Baghdad using the Tigris river.

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