Vagharshapat

Also known as Ejmiatsin, Etchmiadzin, Echmiadzin, Ēǰmiajin, Vałaršapat, Echmiatsin, Caenepolis

Vagharshapat ( ) is the 5th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is commonly known as Ejmiatsin (also spelled Echmiadzin or Etchmiadzin, , ), which was its official name between 1945 and 1995. It is still commonly used colloquially and in official bureaucracy, a case of dual naming.

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Vagharshapat is Armenia's 5th-largest city and the main urban center of Armavir Province, situated west of the capital Yerevan near the Turkish border. The city is also widely known by its former official name, Ejmiatsin, which remains in common use today despite the official name change in 1995.

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.official_name: Vagharshapat
Settlement.image_flag: File:Flag of Ejmiatsin.svg
Settlement.image_seal: File:Coat of arms of Ejmiatsin.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Armenia
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Marz (Province)
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Armavir
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Levon Hakobyan
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 685 BC
Settlement.area_total_km2: 40
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 census
Settlement.population_total: 44,837
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: AMT

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Official website

Էջմիածնի համայնքապետարանի պաշտոնական կայք

ejmiatsin.am →

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Early history
Middle Ages
Early modern period
Present day
Geography and climate
Demographics
Landmarks
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Culture
Transportation
Economy
Industry
Tourism
Education
Sport
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Friendly cities
Notable people
See also
References
External links

The city is best known as the location of Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is thus unofficially known in Western sources as a "holy city" and in Armenia as the country's "spiritual capital". It was one of the major cities and a capital of the ancient Kingdom of Greater Armenia. Reduced to a small town by the early 20th century, it experienced large expansion during the Soviet period becoming, effectively, a suburb of Yerevan. Its population stands just over 37,000 based on 2016 estimates.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vagharshapat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.