List of Armenian churches in Iran
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This is a list of Armenia
n churches in Iran
. Today there are more about 200 Armenian temples in modern Iran territory.
Tehran
New Julfa
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n churches 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...
. Today there are more about 200 Armenian temples in modern Iran territory.
TehranTehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
- Surp Sarkis Mother CathedralSaint Sarkis Cathedral, TehranSaint Sarkis Cathedral is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran.- History :The construction of St.Sakis Church in Tehran began from 1964 and was complete by 1970...
- 1970 - Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Naderi Ave., North Qavam St. - 1945
- Surp Gevork Church - Shahpur Ave. - 1795
- Surp Minas Church - Vanak - 1854
- Surp Vartanants ChurchSt. Vartanants ChurchSt. Vartanants Church "Serpots Vartanants" in Armenian was established in 1986 and was anointed as an Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church in 1987 at Tehran. St. Vartanants Church is the last Armenian or Christian church which was built in Iran.- History :...
- Sartarabad (Heshmatieh) - 1986 - Surp Grigor Lusavoritch Church - Zeitoun (Majidieh) - 1982
- Surp Tarkmantchatz Church - Sassoun (Vahidieh) - 1968
- Surp Tadevos - Bartoghimevos - Tehran Grand Bazaar - 1768
- Surp Hovhanness Chapel - Dulab Cemetery - 1936
- Surp Stepanos Chapel - Nor Burastan Cemetery - 1974
- Surp Khatch Chapel - 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
- Shnorhali Armenian Evangelical Church
New JulfaNew JulfaNew Julfa is the Armenian quarter of Isfahan, Iran, located along the south bank of the river Zayandeh River....
, Isfahan
- Surp Amenaprgitch Cathedral (All Saviour's Cathedral) and Armenian PrelacyVank CathedralHoly Savior Cathedral , also known as Vank Cathedral and The Church of the Saintly Sisters, is a cathedral in Isfahan, Iran. Vank means "cathedral" in the Armenian language.-History:...
- 1655 - Surp Katarine Nunnery - Charsu - 1623
- Surp Gevork Church - Hakim Nezami Ave. - 1611
- Surp Stepanos Church - Hakopjan - 1614
- Surp Hovannes Mgrditch Church - Charsou - 1621
- Surp Minas Church - 1659
- Surp Nersess Church - 1666
- Surp Grigor Lusavoritch Church - 1633
- Surp Sarkis Church - 1659
- Surp Hakop Church - Big Meidan - 1607
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Big Meidan - 1613
- Surp Betghehem Church - Big Meidan - 1628
- Surp Nikoghayos Hayrapet Church - 1630
Salmas
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - SalmasSalmasSalmas is a city in and the capital of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 79,560, in 19,806 families....
- Akhtekhaneh - 18th c. - Surp Hakop Church - Salmas - Aslanik - 1886
- Surp Gevorg Church - Salmas - Charik - 1203
- Surp Sarkis Zoravar Church - Salmas - Drishk - 1400
- Surp Sarkis Church - Salmas - Qalasar - 1806
- Surp Poghos-Petros Church - Salmas - Qezeljeh
- Surp Hovhannes Church - Salmas - Qezeljeh - 1189
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Salmas - Haftvan - 18th c.
- Surp Gevorg Church - Salmas - Haftvan - 1652
- Surp Tadevos Church - Salmas - Haftvan - 13th c.
- Surp Poghos-Petros Church - Salmas - Haftvan
- Surp Sarkis Church - Salmas - Khosrowabad - 1717
- Surp Sarkis Church - Salmas - Goluzan - 18th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Salmas - Sheitanabad - 1708
- Surp Gevorg Church - Salmas - Payajuk - 1751
- Surp Gevorg Church - Salmas - Karabulagh
- Surp Gevorg Church - Salmas - Hodar - 1813
- Surp Hakop Church - Salmas - Kohneshahr - 1671
- Surp Sarkis Church - Salmas - Kohneshahr - 1671
- Surp Hovhannes Church - Salmas - Kohneshahr - 1825
- Surp Sarkis Zoravar Church - Salmas - Malham - 1711
- Surp Vardan Church - Salmas - Malham - 1724
- Surp Chknavorats Church - Salmas - Malham - 1796
- Surp Sarkis Church - Salmas - Saramolk - 1758
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Salmas - Sarna - 1625
- Surp Gevorg Church - Salmas - Savera - 18th c.
- Surp Amenaprgitch Church - Salmas - Zivajik – 1892
- Surp Sarkis Church - Salmas - Kojamish - 1348
- Surp Sarkis Church - Salmas – Ula
Urmia
- Surp Hovhannes Church - Urmia - Balanej - 17th c.
- Surp Hovhannes Church - Urmia - Badelbo - 18th c.
- Surp Sarkis Church - Urmia - Surmanabad - 18th c.
- Surp Nshan Church - Urmia - Jamalabad - 18th c.
- Surp Hovhannes Church - Urmia - Jamalabad - 18th c.
- Surp Gevorg Church - Urmia - Gardabad - early medieval
- Surp Sarkis Church - Urmia - Ikiaghaj - 17th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Urmia - Isalu - 17th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Urmia - Karaguz - 18th c.
- Surp Hovhannes Church - Urmia - Karagiz - 18th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Urmia - Nakhichevan Tepe - 17th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Urmia - Reihanabad - 17th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Urmia - Sepurghan - 17th c.
- Surp Sarkis Church - Urmia - Sepurghan - 17th c.
- Surp Petros Church - Urmia - Karabagh - 1655
- Surp Hovhannes Church - Urmia - Adeh - 17th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Urmia - Dizej Ala - 1820
- Surp Hovhannes Church - Urmia - Khan Babakhan - 17th c.
- Surp Sarkis Church - Urmia - Kachilan - 17th c.
- Surp Gevorg Church - Urmia - Shirabad - 18th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Urmia - Charbakhsh - 1882
- Surp Poghos-Petros Church - Urmia - ChaharGushan - 18th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Urmia - Rahava - 17th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Urmia - Ballu - 17th c.
- Surp Sarkis Church - Urmia - Darbarud - 18th c.
- Surp Sarkis Church - Urmia - Kukia - 18th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Urmia - Babarud - 18th c.
- Surp Stepanos Church - UrmiaUrmia- Demographics :According to official census of 2006, the population of Urmia is about 871,204.- Language :The population of Urmia is mainly Azerbaijani people, with Kurdish, Assyrian Christian, and Armenian minorities...
- 18th c.
Khoy
- Surp Khatch Kristosi Church - Khoy - Mahlazan - 1656
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Khoy - Ghris - 16th c.
- Surp Sarkis Church - Khoy - Fanai - 16th c.
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Khoy - Dizeh - 18th c.
- Surp Sarkis Zoravar Church - Khoy - Var - 18th c.
- Surp Hakop Church - Khoy - Saeedabad - 18th c.
- Surp Sarkis Church - KhoyKhoyKhoy is a city in and the capital of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 178,708, in 45,090 families....
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Maku
- Surp Sandukht Church - Maku - Karakelisa - 14th c.
- Surp Vardan Church - Maku - Shaveran - 18th c.
- Surp Tade Vank (Monastery of St. Thaddeus) - MakuMakuMaku or Macu can refer to any of the following:* Maku, Iran, a Kurdish city in West Azarbaijan province, Iran* Maku County, Iran* Maku river, a tributary of the Barak River of Manipur* Maku , the name of a region in ancient Armenia...
- Karakelisa - Early Christianity (Renovated in 1329 and 1820) - Surp Asdvadzadzin Vank (Monastery of Holy Mary) - Maku - Baron (Dzor Dzor) - 1324
Tabriz
- Surp Hripsime Church - Tabriz - Mujumbar - 17th c.
- Surp Varvare Church - Tabriz - Mujumbar - 18th c.
- Surp Anrevuyt Church - Tabriz - Mujumbar - 1810
- Surp Hovhannes Church - Tabriz - Sohrol - 19th c.
- Surp Grigor Lusavoritch Church - Tabriz - Aljamolk - 18th c.
- Surp Petros Church - Tabriz - Minavar
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Ghala, TabrizTabrizTabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
- 1782 - Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Maralan, Tabriz - 18th c.
- Surp Sarkis Church - Lilava, Tabriz - 1821
Julfa (Jolfa)
- Surp Asdvadzadzin ChurchChurch of the Holy Mother of God, DarashambThe Church of Saint Astvatsatsin is a 17th century Armenian church in the Valley of the Araxes along the Araks river in Iran near Darashamb.- See also :* Saint Stepanos Monastery, an Armenian monastery about 2 kilometers southeast...
- Julfa - Upper Darashamb - 1518 - Surp Hovhanness Church - Julfa - Upper Darashamb - 18th c.
- Surp Hovhanness Church - Julfa - Upper Darashamb - 18th c.
- Surp Sarkis Church - Julfa - Middle Darashamb - 1828
- Surp Andreas Church - Julfa - Middle Darashamb - 1836
- Surp Gevorg Church - Julfa - Lower Darashamb – 1872
- Surp Stepanos Nakhavga Vank or Maghartavank (Monastery of St. Stephen the protomartyr) - JulfaJolfaJolfa is a city in and capital of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,983, in 1,365 families....
- Upper Darashamb - 10th c.
Other
- Surp Hovhanness Church - MaraghehMaraghehMaragheh also Romanized as Marāgheh and Marāghen) is a city in and the capital of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 146,405, in 38,891 families....
- 18th c. - Surp Shoghkat Chapel - Armenian Cemetery - 1940
Other Cities and Villages
- Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - ShirazShirazShiraz may refer to:* Shiraz, Iran, a city in Iran* Shiraz County, an administrative subdivision of Iran* Vosketap, Armenia, formerly called ShirazPeople:* Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet* Ara Shiraz, Armenian sculptor...
- 1662 - Surp Gevork Church - BushireBushehrBushehr Bushehr lies in a vast plain running along the coastal region on the Persian Gulf coast of southwestern Iran. It is the chief seaport of the country and the administrative centre of its province. Its location is about south of Tehran. The local climate is hot and humid.The city...
- 1819 - Surp Asdvadzadzin Church - Bandar AnzaliBandar-e AnzaliBandar-e Anzali , also Romanized as Bandar-e Pahlavī, Bandar Pahlavi, and Bandar Pahlevi, or simply as Pahlavī, Pahlevī, and Pehlevi; earlier, Enceli and Enzeli) is a city in and the capital of Bandar-e Anzali County, Gilan Province, Iran...
- 1855 - Surp Stepanos Church - RashtRashtRasht is a city in and the capital of Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 551,161, in 159,983 families.Rasht is the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast. It is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali...
- 1954 - Surp Hripsime Church - QazvinQazvinQazvin is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 349,821, in 96,420 families....
- 1936 - Surp Stepanos Church - HamadanHamadan-Culture:Hamadan is home to many poets and cultural celebrities. The city is also said to be among the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.Handicrafts: Hamadan has always been well known for handicrafts like leather, ceramic, and beautiful carpets....
- 1932 - Surp Mesrob Church - ArakArak, Iran-Industries:thumb|right|250px|wagon parsArak is one of the main industrial cities of Iran, possessing many plants for heavy industries especially for the metal and machinery industries, including:...
- 1914 - Surp Mesrob Church - MashhadMashhadMashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...
- 1941 - Surp Gevork Church - Masjed-i-Suleiman - 1942
- Surp Karapet Church - AbadanAbadanAbadan is a city in and the capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. It lies on Abadan Island , from the Persian Gulf, near the Iraqi-Iran border. The civilian population of the city dropped to near zero during the eight-years Iran–Iraq War. In 1992, only 84,774 had returned to live...
- 1954 - Surp Mesrob Church - Ahwaz - 1968