Qara Kelisa Awaiting UNESCO Registration

Qara Kelisa Awaiting UNESCO Registration

Qara Church, near Chaldoran city in West Azarbaijan province, has been proposed by Iran for UNESCO registration, deputy head of West Azarbaijan’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said on Monday.
Alizadeh also told reporters that the church is one of the biggest historical holy sites in the world and deserves to be enlisted for registration as an international heritage by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), reported IRNA.
Qara Church (St. Tataous Cathedral) is the first Christian monument and Tataous had been one of Jesus Christ’s (PBUH) evangelists.
Badarak rites are annually held at the church in summer and attended by foreign Armenians and Armenians residing in Iran.
He said that natural events have caused damages to the church that has been renovated.
Qara means black in Azeri language and Qara Kelisa means Black Church.