The Iranian news agency Mehr reported that the Armenian church Surb Amenaprguitch (Saint Saviour) at Esfahan (Iran) will incorporate the World Heritage List of UNESCO.
Sherly Avedian, the head of Iran registration records of the churches of Iran in the list of World Heritage of Unesco said that the record of the church and monastery Surb Armenaprguitch Isfahan is complete and submitted to the examination of Unesco, the file should be quickly validated and accepted.
Recall that 9 places of worship of Iran are already included in the list of World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, including the Armenian Church Karakikissé located in the region of West Azerbaijan northwest Iran.
In this same area is also Makou Armenian church Surb Maryan (Saint Mary). The other major Armenian spiritual center in Iran being the convent and church Surb Stepanos (St. Stephen) dating from the 10th-12th centuries is located near Julfa, on the banks of the Araxes northeast Iran .
Krikor Amirzayan