The Saint Sarkis Church of Khoy () is a medieval

Armenian Apostolic The Armenian Apostolic Church () is the autocephalous national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christian churches. The Armenian Apostolic Church, like the Armenian Catholic Church, belongs to the Arme ...

church in the city of

Khoy Khoy (, ) is a city in the Central District (Khoy County), Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Occupied since Medes, Median times, ...

, in the province of

West Azerbaijan West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia. It is in the Azerbaijan (Iran), northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey (Ağrı Province, Ağrı, Hakkâri Pr ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

(''Her'' in ancient Armenia).

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Khoy - Sarkis Church 2 - panoramio.jpg, Entrance to the church Surb Sargis church, Khoy 08.jpg, Kahchkar dated by ՌՃԸ = 1659 CE on the exterior wall Surb Sargis church, Khoy 09.jpg, Kahchkars on the exterior wall Sorp Sarkis.jpg, Interior of the church

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Armenian Apostolic churches in Iran Buildings and structures on the Iran National Heritage List Churches in West Azerbaijan province Former buildings and structures in Iran History of West Azerbaijan province Tourist attractions in West Azerbaijan province 12th-century churches in Iran {{ArmenianApostolic-church-stub

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