Church of the Holy Mother of God, Darashamb

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38°58′45.75″N 45°28′23.71″E / 38.9793750°N 45.4732528°E / 38.9793750; 45.4732528ArchitectureTypeChurchGroundbreaking17th century
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TypeCulturalCriteriaii, iii, viDesignated2008 (32nd session)Reference no.1262RegionAsia-Pacific

The Church of Saint Astvatsatsin or Church of the Holy Mother of God (Armenian: Սուրբ Ասսուածածին Եկեղեցի, Persian: کلیسای مریم‌مقدس دره‌شام) is a 17th-century Armenian church in the Valley of the Araxes along the Aras river in Jolfa, East Azerbaijan, Iran near Darashamb.[1]

References

  1. ^ Novello, Adriano Alpago (1986), The Armenians (1st ed.), Italy: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., p. 182, ISBN 0-8478-0731-2, OCLC 13796582

See also

  • Saint Stepanos Monastery, an Armenian monastery about 2 kilometers southeast.
  • Julfa Armenian cemetery, an early modern Armenian cemetery 10 kilometers east, in the Nakhchivan region of the republic of Azerbaijan.
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