St. John Church (Persian: کلیسای مار یوخنه; Imperial Aramaic: ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ) is an ancient Assyrian church located in Gavelan between Urmia and Salmas, Iran.
[1][2] The existing structureseems to have been built in the 5th century.
[3] It is built on top a hill close to Gavelan village out of local rubble.
[4] The church has a simple rectangular plan with no decorations.
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