Saint Stepanos MonasteryPosted by Elahe Anvary on January 22nd, 2019 Iran has many historic tourist attractions, many of which are registered on the UNESCO site.
The Church of St. Stephenos, located in Jolfa, near the Arusha River, is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in Iran. Where is the Saint Stepanos Monastery?One of the attractions of East Azarbaijan, near Tabriz that has an important place in iran tourism, is Saint Stepanos Monastery that was built on Maghard slope and is also mentioned in Armenian books called by this name, somewhere between the mountains and in the border region between Jolfa and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
 When you arrive in Jolfa, it is less than half an hour from Julfa to the Saint Stepanos Monastery and about a 300-meter walk from the parking lot to the entrance to the church. This route is uphill and it may not be convenient to go for it for those with walking or heart issues.
Saint Stepanos Monastery HistorySaint Stepanos Monastery was built by Archbishop of Julfa in 1643. It was built in 1655, but later, in 1680, they added a number of sections to it and, over the years, they have repaired it. This church is also registered in UNESCO world heritage site.
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