Surp Kevork Church
The Church of Saint George is a thirteenth-century Armenian Apostolic church in Haftvan, Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It was renovated in 1652 and again after 1930 Salmas earthquake.Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: church in Haftvan, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Church of Saint George”, “Saint George Church (Haftvan)”, “St. George Church”, “St. George Church, Haftvan”, and “Surb Gevorg Church”
- Address: هفتوان
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haftevan and Khosro Abad.
Haftevan
Village
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haftevan is a village in Zulachay Rural District of the Central District in Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Khosro Abad
Village
Khosrowabad is a village in Zulachay Rural District, in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 158, in 44 families. As of 2017, about 60 of the village's residents were Assyrian.
Salmas
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Salmas is a city in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Salmas is situated 3 km north of Surp Kevork Church.
Surp Kevork Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.17002° or 38° 10′ 12″ northLongitude
44.75648° or 44° 45′ 23″ eastElevation
1,401 metres (4,596 feet)Open location code
8HC65QC4+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 5410093240OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Surp Kevork Church” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Գեւորգ Եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Գևորգ”
- Persian: “کلیسای گئورگ مقدس (هفتوان)”
- Persian: “کلیسای گئورگ مقدس”
- Persian: “کلیسای هفتوان”
- Turkish: “Haftvan Aziz George Kilisesi”
- Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Գէորգ եկեղեցի”
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