‘Dvin’

‘Dvin’ is a restaurant in Armavir Province, Armenia. ‘Dvin’ is situated nearby to ‘Grigor Lusavorich’ University, as well as near Maternity Hospital of Vagharshapat.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Shoghakat Church.

Etchmiadzin Cathedral

Church

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Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin and Vagharshapat, Armenia. Etchmiadzin Cathedral is situated 2 km south of ‘Dvin’.

Shoghakat Church

Church

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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 1½ km southeast of ‘Dvin’.

Etchmiadzin

Monastery

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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 south of ‘Dvin’.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Echmiadzin and Tsaghkunk.

Echmiadzin

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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.