Vagharshapat
Sign in to saveVagharshapat ( ) is the 5th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is commonly known as Ejmiatsin (also spelled Echmiadzin or Etchmiadzin, , ), which was its official name between 1945 and 1995. It is still commonly used colloquially and in official bureaucracy, a case of dual naming.
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Vagharshapat is Armenia's 5th-largest city and the main urban center of Armavir Province, situated west of the capital Yerevan near the Turkish border. The city is also widely known by its former official name, Ejmiatsin, which remains in common use today despite the official name change in 1995.
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- Vagharshapat
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- Levon Hakobyan
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- Etymology
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- Early history
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
- Present day
- Geography and climate
- Demographics
- Landmarks
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Culture
- Transportation
- Economy
- Industry
- Tourism
- Education
- Sport
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Friendly cities
- Notable people
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Vagharshapat ( ) is the 5th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is commonly known as Ejmiatsin (also spelled Echmiadzin or Etchmiadzin, , ), which was its official name between 1945 and 1995. It is still commonly used colloquially and in official bureaucracy, a case of dual naming.
The city is best known as the location of Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is thus unofficially known in Western sources as a "holy city" and in Armenia as the country's "spiritual capital". It was one of the major cities and a capital of the ancient Kingdom of Greater Armenia. Reduced to a small town by the early 20th century, it experienced large expansion during the Soviet period becoming, effectively, a suburb of Yerevan. Its population stands just over 37,000 based on 2016 estimates.