Echmiadzin
Echmiadzin, in Central Armenia, is Armenia's fourth-largest city. It was officially renamed Vagharshapat in 1995, but since the main tourist site in the city is still named Echmiadzin, the old name is still in common use colloquially and in some official contexts.
- Town with about 46,500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 850 metres (2,800 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Էջմիածին”
- Description: city in Armenia
- Also known as“Artemed”“Avan Vardgesi”“Caenepolis”“Echmiatsin”“Ēǰmiajin”“Ejmiatsin”“Etchmiadzin”“Iejmiatsin”“Kaynepolis”“Kayrak’aghak’”“Norak’aghak’”“Uch’k’ilisa”“Üçkilise”“Vagharshapat”“Vałaršapat”“Valeroktista”“Vardgesavan”“埃奇米亞津”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Saint Hripsime Church.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the…
Saint Hripsime Church
Saint Hripsime Church is a seventh-century Armenian…
Saint Gayane Church
The Saint Gayane Church is a 7th-century Armenian…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Artimet and Tsaghkunk.
Artimet
Village
Artimet is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia.
Echmiadzin
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Latitude
40.1628° or 40° 9′ 46″ north
Longitude
44.2932° or 44° 17′ 35″ east
UN/LOCODE
AM EZN
Open location code
8HG6577V+47
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Echmiadzin” goes by many names.
إتشميادزينArabic
فاغارشاباتArabic
EjmiatsinArmenian
VagharshapatArmenian
Ավան ՎարդգեսիArmenian
ԱրտեմեդArmenian
Արտեմեդ, Արտեմիդ, Արտիմեդ (historical)Armenian
ԱրտիմեդArmenian
Էչմիաձին, ԻեջմիածինArmenian
ԷջմիածինArmenian
ԻեջմիածինArmenian
ԿայնեպոլիսArmenian
Կայնեպոլիս, Կայնոպոլիս (historical)Armenian
Մայրաքաղաք, Նորաքաղաք, Նոր Քաղաք, Քաղաքամայր, Քաղաքուդաշտ (historical)Armenian
Նոր ՔաղաքArmenian
Ուչքիլիսա (historical)Armenian
Վալերոկտիստա (historical)Armenian
ՎաղարշապատArmenian
ՎաղարշափաթArmenian
Վարդգես, Վարդգեսավան (historical)Armenian
ՎարդգեսավանArmenian
ՔաղաքամայրArmenian
ՔաղաքուդաշտArmenian
EchmiadzinAsturian
EjmiatsinAsturian
VagharshapatAsturian
EçmiədzinAzerbaijani
ÜçkilsəAzerbaijani
ЕçmiədzinAzerbaijani
ВагаршапатBashkir
ВағаршапатBashkir
EjmiatsinBasque
ВагаршапатBelarusian
ЭчміядзінBelarusian
ВагаршапатBulgarian
CenèpolisCatalan
EdjmiatsínCatalan
VagharxapatCatalan
EjmiatsinCebuano
ڤاغارشاپاتCentral Kurdish
ВагаршапатChechen
埃奇米阿津Chinese
瓦加尔沙帕特Chinese
瓦加爾沙帕特Chinese
EčmiadzinCroatian
EčmijadzinCroatian
EjmiatsinCroatian
VagaršapatCroatian
EčmiadzinCzech
VagharšapatCzech
VagharsjapatDanish
EchmiadzinDutch
EchmiatsinDutch
EcmiadzinDutch
EdsjmiadsinDutch
EdsjmiatsinDutch
EdzjmiatsinDutch
EtsmiadzinDutch
VagharsjapatDutch
ڤاجارشاپاتEgyptian Arabic
EĉmiadzinEsperanto
EdžmiatsinEstonian
EtšhmiadzinEstonian
VagharšapatEstonian
EchmiatsinFinnish
EtšmiadzinFinnish
VagharšapatFinnish
EchmiadzinGalician
EjmiatsinGalician
EtchmiadzinGalician
VagharshapatGalician
ეჩმიაძინიGeorgian
ეჩმიაწინიGeorgian
ეჯმიაწინიGeorgian
ვაგარშაპატიGeorgian
ვალარშაპატიGeorgian
ვაღარშაპატიGeorgian
ԷջմիածինGeorgian
ΒαγαρσαπάτGreek
ΕτσμιαντζίνGreek
ΕτσμιατζίνGreek
אצ’מיאדזיןHebrew
וארארשאפאטHebrew
ואראשאפאטHebrew
वघारशपतHindi
EcsmiadzinHungarian
VagarsapatHungarian
EchmiadzinIndonesian
VagharshapatIndonesian
EchmiadzinItalian
VagharchapadItalian
VagharshapatItalian
エチミアジンJapanese
ВагаршапатKazakh
바가르샤파트Korean
에치미아진Korean
VaxarşapatKurdish
VagaršapataLatvian
EčmiadzinasLithuanian
VagaršapatasLithuanian
VaharšapatasLithuanian
VagharšapatLower Sorbian
ВагаршапатMacedonian
ЕчмијаѕинMacedonian
EchmiadzinMalay
Vagharshapat, ArmeniaMalay
വഘാർഷപത്Malayalam
اچمیادزینMazanderani
EtchmiadzinMin Nan Chinese
ЭчмиацинMongolian
EchmiadzinNauru
VagharsjapatNorwegian
EchmiadzinNorwegian Bokmål
EdzjmiatsinNorwegian Bokmål
EtchmiadzinNorwegian Bokmål
EtsjmiadzinNorwegian Bokmål
VagharsapatNorwegian Bokmål
VagharshapatNorwegian Bokmål
VagharsjapatNorwegian Bokmål
ВагаршапатOssetian
ЭчмиадзинOssetian
اچمیادزینPersian
بلاشابادPersian
واغارشاپاتPersian
EczmiadzynPolish
WagharszapatPolish
EcimiadzinRomanian
VagarșapatRomanian
VaharșapatRomanian
ВагаршапатRussian
УчкилисаRussian
ЭчмиадзинRussian
VagharshapatScots
VagaršapatSerbian
ВагаршапатSerbian
ЕчмиадзинSerbian
ЕчмијадзинSerbian
EčmiadzinSerbo-Croatian
EčmijadzinSerbo-Croatian
EčmijazdinSerbo-Croatian
VagaršapatSerbo-Croatian
EčmiadzinSlovak
VagaršapatSlovak
EchmiadzinSlovenian
EčmiadzinSlovenian
EdžmiacinSlovenian
VagaršapatSlovenian
VagharšapatSlovenian
واغارشاپاتSouth Azerbaijani
EdzjmiatsinSwedish
EtjmiadzinSwedish
VagharsjapatSwedish
வாகர்சபாத்Tamil
วาการ์สชาพัตThai
EçmiadzinTurkish
EçmiyazinTurkish
ВагаршапатUkrainian
ЕчміадзинUkrainian
ЕчміадзінUkrainian
WagaršapatUpper Sorbian
واغارشاپاتUrdu
EchmiadzinUzbek
VagaršapatVeps
EchmiadzinVietnamese
Vagharshapat, ArmavirVietnamese
EtchmiadzinWaray (Philippines)
VagharshapatWaray (Philippines)
ԷջմիածինWestern Armenian
ՎաղարշապատWestern Armenian
VagharsjapatWestern Frisian
واغارشاپاتWestern Panjabi
瓦加尔沙帕特Wu Chinese
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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