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

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.