This church (located near Maku in West Azerbaijan Province), built on a rocky elevation near Zangomar River atop a rocky elevation some 600 years back, was exposed to drowning By the Baroon (Barone) Dam reservoir in 1985 when the Ministry of Energy started to construct the dam.
Over 3000 Armenian Christian worshipers, who are natives of Iran or other countries, are on pilgrimage at St. Thaddeus Monastery, which is located in Iran’s West Azarbaijan province.
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