Church of the Holy Mother of God, Darashamb
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The Church of Saint Astvatsatsin is a 17th century Armenian church in the Valley of the Araxes along the Araks river
in Iran
near Darashamb.
Araks River
The Aras , is a river located in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. Its total length is...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
near Darashamb.
See also
- Saint Stepanos Monastery, an Armenian monastery about 2 kilometers southeast
- Julfa Armenian cemeteryKhachkar destruction in NakhchivanKhachkar destruction in Nakhchivan refers to the systematic campaign beginning in 1998 and ending in December 2005 of the government of Azerbaijan to completely demolish the cemetery of medieval Armenian khachkars near the town of Julfa , Nakhchivan, an exclave of Azerbaijan...
, an early modern Armenian cemetery 10 kilometers east