Naneh Maryam Church
St. Mary Church is an ancient Assyrian church located in the city of Urmia, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The current old building of the church belongs to the Sasanian era and its interior design is a combination of Sasanian and Arsacid architecture.Photo: Rəcəb Yaxşı, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Adventist
- Description: ancient Assyrian church in Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
- Also known as: “Saint Mary Assyrian Church”, “St. Mary Church, Urmia”, and “کلیسای ننه مریم”
- Address: خیام, ارومیه
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Segonbad and Sardar Mosque.
Segonbad
Photo: Rəcəb Yaxşı, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Segonbad is a historic structure located in the town of Urmia, northwestern Iran. The monument has three inscriptions in the Kufic script placed on the entrance door. Segonbad is a remnant of the Seljuk era. Segonbad is situated 760 metres east of Naneh Maryam Church.
Sardar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Anna-Freud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sardar Mosque, variously spelled as the Saat Mosque, the Saatlu Mosque, and the Saatloo Mosque, is a Shi'ite mosque, located on Imam Street, near the Menareh Mosque, in Urmia, in the province of West Azerbaijan, Iran. Sardar Mosque is situated 660 metres northeast of Naneh Maryam Church.
Assyrian Catholic Church
Church
The St. Mary's Cathedral also called Cathedral of St. Mary the Mother of God is an Assyrian religious building of the Catholic church that follows the Chaldean rite and is located in Mehdi Al Ghadam, Mirzaian Street of the city of Urmía in West Azerbaijan province, north of Iran and near the border with Turkey. Assyrian Catholic Church is situated 760 metres north of Naneh Maryam Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urmia and Sadaqeh.
Urmia
Photo: شاملو, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Urmia is the capital of West Azerbaijan province, in the Azerbaijan region of Iran, near the Turkish and Iraqi borders. It is known by its nicknames as the "Cradle of Water" and "Paris of Iran".
Sadaqeh
Village
Sadaqeh is a village in Bakeshluchay Rural District of the Central District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Sadaqeh is situated 5 km east of Naneh Maryam Church.
Bozveh
Village
Bozveh is a village in Baranduz Rural District of the Central District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Bozveh is situated 5 km southwest of Naneh Maryam Church.
Naneh Maryam Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
37.54474° or 37° 32′ 41″ northLongitude
45.06799° or 45° 4′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8H97G3V9+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 496471875OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=adventistWikidata ID
Q5945244
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Naneh Maryam Church” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة القديسة مريم (أرومية)”
- Arabic: “كنيسة القديسة مريم”
- German: “Kirche Nane Maryam”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית מרים הקדושה”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית ננה מרים”
- Persian: “کلیسای ننهمریم”
- South Azerbaijani: “ننهمریم کیلساسی”
- Swedish: “Heliga Maria kyrka, Urmia”
- Turkish: “Saint Mary Süryani Kilisesi”
- Uzbek: “Nane Maryam cherkovi”
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