▁out standing ▁value ▁in ▁show c asing ▁Armen ian ▁architect ural ▁and ▁decor ative ▁trad itions , ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁major ▁centre ▁for ▁diffusion ▁of ▁Armen ian ▁culture ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁pil gr image ▁of ▁the ▁apost le ▁St . ▁Th ad de us , ▁a ▁key ▁figure ▁in ▁Armen ian ▁religious ▁trad itions . ▁They ▁represent ▁the ▁last ▁v estig es ▁of ▁old ▁Armen ian ▁culture ▁in ▁its ▁sout he astern ▁peri ph ery . ▁The ▁ensemble ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁good ▁state ▁of ▁pres ervation . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁Armen ian ▁Mon astic ▁Ens emb les ▁of ▁Iran ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁A zer ba ij an ▁and ▁East ▁A zer ba ij an ▁provinces ▁in ▁Iran . ▁The ▁ensemble ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁Armen ian ▁churches ▁that ▁were ▁established ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁centuries ▁A . D . ▁The ▁edific es — the ▁St . ▁Th ad de us ▁Mon aster y , ▁the ▁Saint ▁Ste pan os ▁Mon aster y , ▁and ▁the ▁Chap el ▁of ▁D z ord zor — have ▁under g one ▁many ▁renov ations . ▁The ▁three ▁churches ▁lie ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁St . ▁Th ad de us ▁Mon aster y ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" K ara ▁Kel isa " ▁or ▁" Black ▁Church " ▁in ▁West ▁A zer ba ij an ▁province ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁M aku . ▁The ▁Saint ▁Ste pan os ▁Mon