Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, stands near Chaldoran, 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia, in this October 8, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files (IRAN) 

Birds sit in the cross atop the steeple of Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, near Chaldoran, 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia October 9, 2007. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN) 

Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, stands near Chaldoran 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia October 8, 2007. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN) 

A relief on the wall of Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, is seen near Chaldoran, 650 km ( 404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia in this October 8, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files (IRAN) 

A relief on the wall of Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, is seen near Chaldoran, 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia in this October 9, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files (IRAN) 

Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, stands near Chaldoran, 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia, in this October 9, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files (IRAN) 

Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, stands near Chaldoran, 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia in this October 9, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files (IRAN) 

A relief on the wall of Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, is seen near Chaldoran 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia in this October 9, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files (IRAN) 

Relief on the wall of Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, near Chaldoran, 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia in this October 8, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files (IRAN) 

Relief on the wall of Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, is seen near Chaldoran, 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia October 8, 2007. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN) 

Iranian tourists look at the interior of Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, near Chaldoran, 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia in this October 9, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files (IRAN) 

The entrance of Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, is seen near Chaldoran, 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia, October 8, 2007. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz/ (IRAN) 

A view shows the interior of a church in Tehran in this October 2, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN) 

A view of the interior a church is seen in Tehran October 2, 2007. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN) 

An Iranian Armenian woman prays at a church in Tehran October 2, 2007. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN) 

The interior of Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, is seen near Chaldoran, 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, close to the borders of Turkey and Armenia, in this October 8, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files (IRAN) 

An Iranian Armenian woman walks out of her village church in Gardabad, outside Orumieh, 650 km (404 miles) northwest of Tehran, October 9, 2007. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files (IRAN) 

Archbishop of the Armenian prelacy of Tehran Sebouh Sarkissian speaks to a Reuters correspondent during an interview in Tehran in this October 2, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/Files (IRAN) 

Archbishop of the Armenian prelacy of Tehran Sebouh Sarkissian speaks to a Reuters correspondent during an interview in Tehran October 2, 2007. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN) 

Archbishop of the Armenian prelacy of Tehran Sebouh Sarkissian poses for a picture in front of the graves of Iranian Armenians killed during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war at a church in Tehran in this October 2, 2007 file photo. The Shi'ite Muslim country has applied for Qara Kelisa, or the Black Church, to be recognised as a United Nations World Heritage site, to join the Persepolis and other archaeological treasures. To match feature IRAN-CHURCH/ REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/Files (IRAN)