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Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran

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Catedral de San Sarkis, Teherán, Irán, 2016 09 17, DD 65
Catedral de San Sarkis, Teherán, Irán, 2016 09 17, DD 65

Saint Sarkis Cathedral (Armenian: Սուրբ Սարգիս մայր տաճար, Surp Sarkis mayr tachar, (Persian: کلیسای سرکیس مقدس‎, Kâlysay Sirkes Miqedâs) is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran, completed in 1970 and named after Saint Sarkis the Warrior. It is the cathedral of the Armenian Diocese of Tehran, one of three Armenian dioceses in Iran, whose prelate is archbishop Sepuh Sargsyan.

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Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran
Karim Khan Zand Boulevard, Tehran District 6

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Karim Khan Zand Boulevard
15979-33813 Tehran, District 6
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