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St. Sarkis Church (Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran)

East Azarbaijan Province, Iran

Saint Sarkis Church (Surp Sarkis Yekeghetsi) is an Armenian Apostolic church in Baron Avak neighborhood of Tabriz, Iran. St. Sarkis was built with funding from the Petrossian family. Built in 1845, the church is in the courtyard of Tamarian Armenian school building, which was extended out to add the Sahakian School. The Haykazyan school was located across from these, but was closed after being damaged in the Iran-Iraq war.

Church data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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