Ejmiatsin K’aghak‘

Ejmiatsin K’aghak‘ is a locality in , and has an elevation of 874 metres. Ejmiatsin K’aghak‘ is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Saint Hripsime Church.

Church
Photo: Heretiq, Public domain.
is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin and , Armenia.

Church
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is a seventh-century Armenian Apostolic church in the city of , Armenia. It was built in 618 by Catholicos Komitas over the tomb of Hripsime, a Roman virgin murdered by Tiridates III and a key figure in the Christianization of Armenia.

Archaeological site
Photo: DAVID HOLT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a medieval Armenian cathedral near , . Built in the seventh century and now lying in ruins, Zvartnots was noted for its circular exterior structure, unique in medieval Armenian architecture, and a set of interior piers that upheld a multifloor structure crowned with a dome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Echmiadzin and Artimet.

Photo: Arthur Chapman, CC BY 2.0.
, in , is fourth-largest city. It was officially renamed Vagharshapat in 1995, but since the main tourist site in the city is still named , the old name is still in common use colloquially and in some official contexts.

Village
is a village in the of . The church of the village named after Saint Gregory the Illuminator, dates back to 1876. has a population of 1,704 at the 2011 census, up from 1,630 at the 2001 census.

Village
is a town in the Armavir Province of . It has a population of 3,491 at the 2011 census, up from 2,369 at the 2001 census. is situated 4 km southeast of Ejmiatsin K’aghak‘.

Ejmiatsin K’aghak‘

Latitude
40.1667° or 40° 10′ north
Longitude
44.3° or 44° 18′ east
Elevation
874 metres (2,867 feet)
Open location code
8HG65882+M2
Geo­Names ID
828273
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