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Iran Destination is a well-operated tour operator in Iran , makes your travel to Iran easy. We suggest you to have a look on our  Iran Tours.  The Iran Travel Agency is ready to help you to travel to Iran. Following, read about Chaldoran Church, one of the oldest churches in the world. 

According to the historians, Chaldoran Church  consider as one of the oldest scared building  in the world which located 30 km north of Chaldoran village. The Date of the church goes back to 8th century. However, the church was registred as a historical heritage site in UNESCO. This consider as one the best and well–maintained churches in the world and attracts many tourists and travelers to the site.  Anyway,  over the years, the church underwent repairing and its famous black stones were changed with whitish ones.

The main building of the church

The main building of the church

However, during Qajar, a local ruler repaired the construction and put off an inscription on the wall of the church with his own name.   Chaldoran Church  consist of two main domes with height of 25 and 6 meters. Furthermore, all the walls of the church are huge in size and consist of mini-doors and windows. Anyone who can visit different constructions such as cistern, stable, bedchamber, water storage and so on.

the ceremony of Chaldoran Church

the ceremony of Chaldoran Church

About the decoration, the church has some shapes of humans and different plants on the wall. Also, there are some inscription in Armenian language.

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