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]
Church of the Holy Mother of God Սուրբ Ասսուածածին Եկեղեցի | |
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![]() Church of the Holy Mother of God along the Araks River | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Location | |
Location | Jolfa, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran |
Geographic coordinates | 38°58′45.75″N 45°28′23.71″E / 38.9793750°N 45.4732528°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 17th century |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, vi |
Designated | 2008 (32nd session) |
Reference no. | 1262 |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
References
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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