Iranian Armenians, also known as Persian Armenians, are Armenians living in Iran who invariably speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of their number in Iran range from 70,000 to 500,000.
The Armenian St. Thaddeus Monastery, or "Kara Kelissa", West Azerbaijan province, believed by some to have been first built in 66 AD by Saint Jude.
Armenian Gospel Book made in Isfahan in 1655. Chester Beatty Library
Iranian Armenian women in the Qajar era
Shoghakat Armenian Church in Tabriz
Saint Mary Church, Holy Mother of God Church or Surp Mariam Asdvadzadzin Church is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran completed in 1785. It is the largest and oldes
Saint Mary church of Tabriz
Roof of Saint Mary church of Tabriz
Interior of Saint Mary church of Tabriz
Interior of Saint Mary church of Tabriz