Vagharshapat Municipality
Vagharshapat Municipality is in Armavir Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 859 metres. Vagharshapat Municipality is situated nearby to the locality Amenayn Hayots’ Kat’oghikos P’ilipos Aghbakets’i, as well as near Amenayn Hayots’ Kat’oghikos Astvatsatur Hamadants’i.Places of Interest
Highlights include Zvartnots Cathedral and Etchmiadzin Cathedral.
Zvartnots Cathedral
Archaeological site
Photo: DAVID HOLT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Zvartnots Cathedral is a medieval Armenian cathedral near Vagharshapat, Armenia. 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.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Church
Photo: Heretiq, Public domain.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin and Vagharshapat, Armenia.
Saint Hripsime Church
Church
Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Hripsime Church is a seventh-century Armenian Apostolic church in the city of Vagharshapat, 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Echmiadzin and Voskehat.
Echmiadzin
Photo: Arthur Chapman, CC BY 2.0.
Echmiadzin, in Central Armenia, is Armenia's fourth-largest city. It was officially renamed Vagharshapat in 1995, but the old name is still in common use colloquially and in some official contexts.
Voskehat
Village
Voskehat is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It has a population of 3,491 at the 2011 census, up from 2,369 at the 2001 census.
Artimet
Village
Artimet is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The church of the village named after Saint Gregory the Illuminator, dates back to 1876. Artimet has a population of 1,704 at the 2011 census, up from 1,630 at the 2001 census. Artimet is situated 4 km west of Vagharshapat Municipality.
Vagharshapat Municipality
- Also known as: “Ejmiatsin”, “Ejmiatsin Community”, “Ejmiatsin Municipality”, “Vagharshapat”, and “Vagharshapat Community”
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.1544° or 40° 9′ 16″ northLongitude
44.3134° or 44° 18′ 48″ eastPopulation
51,300Elevation
859 metres (2,818 feet)Open location code
8HG65837+Q8GeoNames ID
13156553
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In Other Languages
“Vagharshapat Municipality” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Էջմիածին”
- Armenian: “Էջմիածինի համայնք”
- Armenian: “Վաղարշապատ”
- Armenian: “Վաղարշապատի համայնք”
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