Main portal of St. Stepanos Monastery, Jolfa, East Azarbaijan province, Iran

Main portal of St. Stepanos Monastery, Jolfa, East Azarbaijan province, Iran Stock Photo
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Roberto Cornacchia / Alamy Stock Photo

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HND5M2

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69.1 MB (3.5 MB Compressed download)

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4016 x 6016 px | 34 x 50.9 cm | 13.4 x 20.1 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

31 October 2016

Location:

Jolfa, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

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The St. Stepanos Monastery or Monastery of St. Stephen the Protomartyr (Persian: کلیسای استفانوس مقدس‎‎, Azerbaijani: مؤقدس ایستیپانوس کیلیساسی, Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս վանք; Maghardavank Մաղարդավանք) is an Armenian monastery about 15 km northwest of Jolfa city, East Azarbaijan Province northwest Iran. It is situated in a deep canyon along the Arax river on the Iranian side of the border between Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and Iran. It was built in the 9th century and rebuilt in the Safavid era after several earthquakes damaged it.