Three Armenian historical monastery complexes included in list of
UNESCO World Heritage
2008-07-10 10:29:00
ArmInfo. The 32nd meeting of UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Quebec
(Canada) included three Armenian monastery complexes of St. Stepan
(Stepanos), St. Faddey (Tadevos) and chapel Dzor-Dzor in the World
Heritage List. The Islamic Republic of Iran submitted the complexes for
the list, which is a bright evidence of cooperation in the sphere of
culture, the Armenian Foreign Ministry Department for Information and
Press told ArmInfo.
Under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention to Protect world cultural
heritage, 851 objects of common importance have been included in the
above list.