St. George Church, Haftvan
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The Church of Saint George ( hy, Սուրբ Գեւորգ Եկեղեցի) is a 13th-century
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church in Haftvan,
Salmas County Salmas County ( fa, شهرستان سلماس) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Salmas. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 180,708, in 40,298 households. Retrieved 2 November 2022 At the ...
, West Azerbaijan Province,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. It was renovated in 1652 and also after
1930 Salmas earthquake The 1930 Salmas earthquake occurred on in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The earthquake, which was among Iran's largest, measured 7.1 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). A damaging foreshock ...
. There is a half-ruined auditorium nearby which was built in early 20th century.


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List of Armenian churches in Iran This is a list of Armenian churches in Iran. Today there are more about 200 Armenian temples in modern Iran territory. Tehran New Julfa, Isfahan Northern Iran West Azerbaijan Salmas Urmia Khoy Maku Miandoab East Azerbaijan ...
Armenian Apostolic churches in Iran Churches in Iran Buildings and structures in West Azerbaijan province {{Iran-church-stub