Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary, Tehran

The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary, also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation of the Mother of God, is located in , Iran. Inaugurated in 1951, it was founded to serve the once-vibrant Greek community of Tehran, which by the 1960s and 1970s, prior to the Islamic Revolution, numbered 3,000 people.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Tehran, Iran
  • Also known as: “Church of St Mary”, “Greek church of Virgin Mary”, “Saint Mary Greek Church (Tehran)”, and “St Mary’s Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ayatollah Taleghani and St Nikolas Orthodox Church.

Metro station
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Taleghani Metro Station is a station in Metro Line 1. It is located in the junction of Takhte Jamshid Street and Dr. Mofatteh Street. It is between Darvaze Dolat Metro Station and Haft-e-Tir Metro Station.

Church
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St. Nicholas Orthodox Church is a Russian Orthodox church in . is situated 170 metres north of Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary, Tehran.

University
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, formerly Tehran University of Teacher Training, is a public research university in , KHU named after Khwarizmi, Persian mathematician, astronomer and geographer, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in a variety of disciplines. is situated 330 metres south of Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary, Tehran.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include District 7 and Imam Khomeini Square.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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The also known as Toopkhaneh Square is a major in , .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km south of Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary, Tehran.

Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary, Tehran

Latitude
35.70677° or 35° 42′ 24″ north
Longitude
51.42597° or 51° 25′ 34″ east
Elevation
1,212 metres (3,976 feet)
Open location code
8H7HPC4G+P9
Geo­Names ID
12097246
Wiki­data ID
Q65069304
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary, Tehran” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الكنيسة الأرثوذكسية اليونانية لسانت ماري”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديسة مريم للروم الأرثوذكس”
  • Greek: “Ελληνορθόδοξος ναός του Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου στη Τεχεράνη”
  • Greek: “Ελληνορθόδοξος ναός του Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου”
  • Persian: “کلیسای ارتدوکس یونانی سنت مری تهران”
  • Russian: “Благовещенская церковь”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Марии (Тегеран)”

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