Dvin

Dvin was a large commercial city and the capital of early medieval Armenia. It was situated north of the previous ancient capital of Armenia, the city of , along the banks of the Metsamor River, 35 kilometres to the south of modern .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: capital of early medieval Armenia
  • Also known as: “archaeological site of Dvin”, “archaeological site of the city of Dvin”, and “The archaeological site of the city of Dvin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Surb Gevorg Church.

Church
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km west of Dvin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hnaberd and Verin Artashat.

Village
is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the of .

Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the of . It sits adjacent to the ruins of the ancient city of .

Village
is a village in the Artashat Municipality of the of .

Dvin

Latitude
40.00461° or 40° 0′ 17″ north
Longitude
44.57915° or 44° 34′ 45″ east
Open location code
8HG62H3H+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108510838
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q429059
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Dvin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دفين، أرارات”
  • Arabic: “دفين”
  • Armenian: “Դվին”
  • Asturian: “Dvin”
  • Asturian: “Dwin”
  • Azerbaijani: “Dvin”
  • Bashkir: “Двин”
  • Belarusian: “Двін”
  • Catalan: “Dvin”
  • Catalan: “Dwin”
  • Cebuano: “Dvin”
  • Central Kurdish: “دوین”
  • Chinese: “德文”
  • Chinese: “德汶”
  • Chinese: “德温”
  • Chinese: “德芬”
  • Croatian: “Dvin”
  • Dutch: “Dvin”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دفين”
  • Esperanto: “Dvin”
  • French: “Dvin”
  • French: “Le site archéologique de la ville de Dvin”
  • French: “site archéologique de Dvin”
  • French: “site archéologique de la ville de Dvin”
  • Georgian: “დვინი”
  • German: “Dvin”
  • Greek: “Ντβιν”
  • Hebrew: “דווין”
  • Italian: “Dvin”
  • Japanese: “ドヴィン”
  • Japanese: “ドゥヴィン”
  • Japanese: “ドビン”
  • Kurdish: “Dvîn”
  • Latvian: “Dvina (Armēnija)”
  • Latvian: “Dvina”
  • Ossetian: “Двин”
  • Persian: “دوین”
  • Polish: “Dwin”
  • Portuguese: “Dúbio”
  • Portuguese: “Dvin”
  • Romanian: “Dvin (oraș medieval)”
  • Romanian: “Dvin”
  • Russian: “Двин”
  • Serbian: “Двин”
  • Slovenian: “Dvin”
  • Spanish: “Dvin”
  • Swedish: “Dvin”
  • Tajik: “Двин”
  • Tatar: “Двин борынгы каласы археологик аланы”
  • Turkish: “Divin”
  • Ukrainian: “Двін”
  • Urdu: “دوین”
  • Vietnamese: “Dvin”
  • Western Armenian: “Դուին”

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