Yervandashat

Yervandashat or Eruandashat was an Armenian city and one of the historical capitals of Armenia, serving as the capital city between c. 200 BC and 176 BC under the rule of the Orontid dynasty and at the beginning of the rule of their successors, the Artaxiad dynasty.
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  • Type: Historical site
  • Description: historical capital of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Eruandashat”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yervandashat and Bagaran.

Village
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is a in the of . The village has a ruined basilica dated to the 4th or 5th century and the Saint Shushanik church of the 10th to 17th century.

Village
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is a village in the of near the Armenia–Turkey border. Its name is derived from the nearby ancient Armenian city of which was a large city and fortress that straddled both banks of the Akhurian River, and served as a former capital of medieval Armenia.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Yervandashat.

Yervandashat

Latitude
40.12636° or 40° 7′ 35″ north
Longitude
43.65724° or 43° 39′ 26″ east
Elevation
1,010 metres (3,314 feet)
Open location code
8HG54MG4+GV
Geo­Names ID
13607787
Wiki­data ID
Q18639920
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Yervandashat” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Երևանդաշատ”
  • Armenian: “Երվանդաշատ”
  • Armenian: “Երվանդաքար”
  • Armenian: “Մարմետ”
  • Asturian: “Yerevandashat”
  • Asturian: “Yervandashat”
  • Belarusian: “Ервандашат”
  • Catalan: “Yerevandashat”
  • Chinese: “耶萬達沙特”
  • Classical Armenian: “Երուանդաշատ”
  • Dutch: “Jervandasjat”
  • French: “Ervandachat”
  • Georgian: “ერვანდაშატი”
  • German: “Jerwandaschat, Historische Stätte”
  • German: “Jerwandaschat”
  • Greek: “Γερβαντασάτ”
  • Japanese: “イェルヴァンダシャト (古都)”
  • Persian: “یروانداشات (شهر باستانی)”
  • Persian: “یروانداشات”
  • Portuguese: “Eruandaxata”
  • Russian: “Ервандашат”
  • Slovenian: “Jervandašat”
  • Spanish: “Yerevandashat”
  • Spanish: “Yervandashat”
  • Turkish: “Yervandaşat”
  • Urdu: “یروانداشات”
  • Western Armenian: “Երուանդաշատ”
  • Western Armenian: “Երուանդաքար”
  • Western Armenian: “Մարմէտ”

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