Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Urmia

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Peter and Paul Church (Imperial Aramaic: ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܵܛܪܘܿܣ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ, Persian: کلیسای مار پطروس و پولس) is an ancient Assyrian church located in Asayesh, Bakeshluchay east of Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

[1][2] This church is built in the 8th century by Bukhtishu II, physician in the court of Caliph Harun al-Rashid.

[3] It is a pilgrim place of local Assyrian Christians[4] and has recently been restored by Iranian Ministry of Cultural Heritage.

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