Qara Kelisa
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Qara Kelisa is an ancient Armenian monastery in northwestern Iran, renowned as one of the world’s oldest Christian churches and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Armenian monastery
ⓘ
Christian pilgrimage site ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ church ⓘ monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Armenian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Historic Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Black Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kara Kilise NERFINISHED ⓘ Qareh Kelisa NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Thaddeus Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorative carvings
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domes ⓘ fortified monastery complex ⓘ stone reliefs ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Feast of Saint Thaddeus pilgrimage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
new church section
ⓘ
old church section ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | one of the world’s oldest Christian churches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Azerbaijan Province
NERFINISHED
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northwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chaldoran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Thaddeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageAttracts |
Armenian Christians
ⓘ
Assyrian Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ other regional Christians ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | national heritage site of Iran ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance | major Christian pilgrimage center in Iran ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Armenian Christian heritage
ⓘ
early Christian architecture ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageId | 1262 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.