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St. John Church
کلیسای مار یوخنه
Religion
Affiliation	Assyrian Church of the East
Location
Location	Gavelan, Urmia, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates	37°57′08″N 44°59′29″E / 37.952297313611936°N 44.99139986965812°E / 37.952297313611936; 44.99139986965812
Architecture
Type	Church
Groundbreaking	5th century

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.^[5]

• Iranian Assyrians

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