Middle East
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West Azerbaijan Province

Monastery of Saint Thaddeus

The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus is an Armenian monastery in a mountainous area of , . Although much of the present structure has been erected by Abbas Mirza in 1811, the monastery is one of the oldest church buildings in the world.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: former Armenian monastery in Iran
  • Also known as: “Kara Kilise”, “Qare Kelisa”, “Saint Thaddeus Monastery”, and “St. Thaddeus Monastery”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qareh Kelisa and Qermezdash.

Village
is a village in Baba Jik Rural District, in the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 174, in 32 families, all Azerbaijanis.

Village
is a village in Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 135, in 26 families. is situated 4 km west of Monastery of Saint Thaddeus.

Village
is a village in Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, . In the 2006 census, its population was 85, in 16 families. is situated 4½ km north of Monastery of Saint Thaddeus.

Monastery of Saint Thaddeus

Latitude
39.09229° or 39° 5′ 32″ north
Longitude
44.54439° or 44° 32′ 40″ east
Elevation
1,848 metres (6,063 feet)
Open location code
8HF63GRV+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 238740637
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
6942008
Wiki­data ID
Q842826
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Monastery of Saint Thaddeus” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير القديس تداوس”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Թադեի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Թադևոս վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Թադևոսի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Թադէոս վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Թադէոսի վանք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Faddey monastırı”
  • Chinese: “圣达太修道院”
  • Chinese: “聖賽迪斯修院”
  • Croatian: “Samostan sv. Tadeja”
  • Croatian: “Samostan svetog Tadeja”
  • Croatian: “Samostan Svetog Tadeja”
  • Croatian: “Samostan Svetog Tadeosa”
  • Dutch: “Qara Kelisa”
  • Dutch: “Qera Kelisa”
  • Dutch: “Zwarte Kerk”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo de Sankta Tadeo”
  • Finnish: “Taddeuksen luostari”
  • French: “Église Qara Kelissa”
  • French: “Monastère Saint Thaddée”
  • French: “Monastère Saint-Thaddée”
  • French: “Qara Kelisa”
  • French: “Qara-Kelissa”
  • French: “Saint-Thaddée”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა თადეოზის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kloster Sankt Thaddäus”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Αγίου Θαδδαίου”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר תדאוס הקדוש”
  • Indonesian: “Monasteri Santo Tadeus”
  • Italian: “Monastero di San Taddeo”
  • Japanese: “聖タデウス修道院”
  • Kirghiz: “Ыйык Тадеус чиркөөсү”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Tado vienuolynas”
  • Mongolian: “Гэгээн Таддеусын хийд”
  • Persian: “قره کلیسا”
  • Persian: “کلیسای تادئوس مقدس”
  • Persian: “کلیسای طاطاووس”
  • Polish: “Monaster św. Tadeusza”
  • Polish: “Monastyr Świętego Tadeusza”
  • Portuguese: “Monastério de São Tadeu”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de São Tadeu”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святого Фаддея”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Светог Тадеја (Азербејџан)”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Светог Тадеја”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Samostan sv. Tadeja”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Samostan Svetog Tadeja”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قارا کیلیسا”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Tadeo”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Taddeusklostret”
  • Turkish: “Kara Kilise”
  • Turkish: “Saint Thaddeus Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Святого Тадея”
  • Western Armenian: “Ս. Թադէի Վանք”
  • Western Armenian: “Ս. Թադէի վանքը”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Taddéuskleaster”

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