Tags: World Heritage Site.
The Saint Thaddeus Monastery (Armenian: Սուրբ Թադէոսի վանք – Sourb Tadeos Vank; Azerbaijani and Persian: قره کلیسا or Ghareh Keliseh literally The Black Church or it also means large great church) is an ancient Armenian monastery located in the mountainous area of Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province about 20 kilometers from the town of Maku.The monastery is visible from a distance because of the massiveness of the church strongly characterized by the polygonal drums and conical roofs of its two domes.
