Poppy field
Poppy field is in Armavir Province, Armenia. Poppy field is situated nearby to Saint Hripsime Church, as well as near the government office Ejmiatsin Tax payers service.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Hripsime Church and Shoghakat Church.
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. Saint Hripsime Church is situated 350 metres southwest of Poppy field.
Shoghakat Church
Church
Photo: Vigen Hakhverdyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Shoghakat was erected in 1694 by Prince Aghamal Sorotetsi during the reign of Catholicos Nahabed I in the city of Vagharshapat, in Armenia's Armavir Province. Shoghakat Church is situated 720 metres west of Poppy field.
Etchmiadzin
Monastery
Photo: Devejian, Public domain.
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, known in Armenian as simply the Mother See, is the governing body of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is headquartered around Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Vagharshapat, Armenia and is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church. Etchmiadzin is situated 2 km west of Poppy field.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zvartnots and Echmiadzin.
Zvartnots
Neighborhood
Zvartnots is a town in the Armenian province of Armavir, about 10 km west from Yerevan, approximately halfway to Ejmiatsin. Zvartnots International Airport, Yerevan's international airport, is located near the town of Zvartnots, as is the Zvartnots Cathedral.
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 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.
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. Voskehat is situated 3½ km southeast of Poppy field.
Poppy field
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.16832° or 40° 10′ 6″ northLongitude
44.31326° or 44° 18′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8HG65897+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 13979192195OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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