Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Urmia

Sts. 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.^[5]

Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Urmia
Religion
Affiliation	Assyrian Church of the East
Location
Location	Asayesh, Urmia, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates	37.558990°N 45.179050°E / 37.558990; 45.179050
Architecture
Type	Church
Groundbreaking	8th century

See also

• Iranian Assyrians