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The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus ( Armenian: Սուրբ Թադէոսի վանք, Surb Tadeosi vank; Persian: کلیسای تادئوس مقدس, Kelisā-ye Tādeus moghadas) is an ancient Armenian monastery in the mountainous area of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It is believed to be one of the oldest church buildings in the world .
The Holy Savior Cathedral ( Armenian: Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Վանք, Surb Amenaprkich Vank; Persian: کلیسای آمناپرکیچ, Kelisā ye Āmenāperkič ), also known the Church of the Saintly Sisters, is a cathedral located in the New Julfa district of Isfahan, Iran. It is commonly referred to as the Vank ( Վանք; وانک ...
Ararat Stadium, Vanak. 1987. Surp Grigor Lusavoritch Armenian Catholic Church. Ghazali St. 1955. St. John's Central Evangelical Church. Nader Shah Ave. Hokeshuntch Armenian Evangelical Church.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral [a] ( Armenian: Էջմիածնի մայր տաճար, romanized : Ēǰmiaçni mayr tač̣ar) is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin (Ejmiatsin) and Vagharshapat, Armenia. [b] It is usually considered the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and often ...
The Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan provinces in Iran. The site comprises three groups of Armenian churches that were established between the 7th and 16th centuries A.D. The edifices—the St. Thaddeus Monastery, the Saint Stepanos Monastery, and the Chapel ...
The Saint Stepanos Monastery (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս վանք, Surb Stepanos Vank; Persian: کلیسای سن استپانوس, Kelisā-ye San Estepānus), also known in Armenian as Maghardavank (Մաղարդավանք), is an Armenian monastery located about 15 km northwest of the city of Julfa in the province of East Azarbaijan, northwestern Iran.
Chapel of Chupan. / 38.97549577; 45.5729118. The Chapel of Chupan, sometimes called the Shepherd's Chapel, is a small, historic Armenian church in a mountain valley west of Jolfa near the Aras River in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It was added to Iran's National Heritage List in 2002, and designated a World Heritage Site in 2008.
New Julfa was established in 1606 as an Armenian quarter by the edict of Abbas the Great, sultan of the Safavid dynasty. Over 150,000 Armenians were forcibly moved there from Old Julfa (also known as Jugha or Juła) ( hy). Iranian sources state that the Armenians came to Iran fleeing the Ottoman Empire 's persecution.