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Old historical photos and images of Vagharshapat (Echmiadzin), Armenia
Էջմիածնի (Վաղարշապատ) հին պատմական լուսանկարներ և պատկերներ

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History of city Vagharshapat (Echmiadzin), Armenia in photos

A small historical reference

Geography: Vagharshapat is the 4th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about 18 km (11 mi) west of the capital Yerevan, and 10 km (6 mi) north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is commonly known as Ejmiatsin, which was its official name between 1945 and 1995. It is still commonly used colloquially and in official bureaucracy (dual naming).

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.

Date of foundation: 685 BC

History:

Population: 46 540

Sights:

Vagharshapat. Monastery
Monastery
Vagharshapat. Nuns in a monastery
Nuns in a monastery
Vagharshapat. Etchmiadzin monuments
Etchmiadzin monuments
Vagharshapat. Etchmiadzin buildings
Etchmiadzin buildings
Vagharshapat. Printers of Etchmiadzin
Printers of Etchmiadzin
Vagharshapat. Streets of Etchmiadzin
Streets of Etchmiadzin
Vagharshapat. Streets of Etchmiadzin
Streets of Etchmiadzin
Vagharshapat. Streets of Etchmiadzin
Streets of Etchmiadzin
Vagharshapat. Hripsime Church
Hripsime Church
Vagharshapat. Panorama of the city
Panorama of the city



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