Vagharshapat

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Vagharshapat is a historic Armenian city that serves as the spiritual center of the Armenian Apostolic Church and is home to several of the country’s most important religious and cultural monuments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
populated place
contains Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Saint Gayane Church
St. Hripsime Church (Vagharshapat)
surface form: Saint Hripsime Church

Shoghakat Church
Zvartnots Cathedral archaeological site
coordinateLatitude 40.1667
coordinateLongitude 44.3000
country Armenia
distanceToYerevan_km approximately 20
foundedBy King Vagharsh I (attributed)
foundedInCentury 3rd century AD
governedBy Vagharshapat self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vagharshapat municipal authorities
hasAlternativeName Etchmiadzin Cathedral
surface form: Echmiatsin

Ejmiatsin
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
surface form: Etchmiadzin
hasClimate continental climate
hasCulturalSignificance center of Armenian Christianity
site of major Armenian religious monuments
hasEconomicActivity religious tourism
services
hasEducationalInstitution Gevorkian Theological Seminary
hasFeature historic city
important cultural center
major pilgrimage site
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (core monuments)
hasInstitution Armenian Church museum complexes
hasMunicipalStatus urban community
hasOfficialLanguage Armenian
hasPopulation tens of thousands
hasPrimaryReligion Armenian Apostolic Church
surface form: Armenian Apostolic Christianity
hasReligiousFunction seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians
hasTransportConnection road links to Yerevan
isAlsoKnownAs Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
surface form: Holy Etchmiadzin
isReligiousCenterOf Armenian Apostolic Church
isSeatOf Catholicos of All Armenians
isSpiritualCenterOf Armenian Apostolic Church
locatedIn Armavir Province
Western Armenia
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Armavir Province
locatedNear Yerevan, Armenia
surface form: Yerevan
nearbyAirport Zvartnots International Airport
partOf Armenia
surface form: Republic of Armenia
timeZone UTC+4
wasCapitalOf Kingdom of Armenia
surface form: Kingdom of Armenia (ancient, for a period)

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Catholicos of All Armenians locatedIn Vagharshapat
subject surface form: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Catholicos of All Armenians residence Vagharshapat
this entity surface form: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Mesrop Mashtots deathPlace Vagharshapat
this entity surface form: Vagharshapat, Armenia
Mesrop Mashtots workLocation Vagharshapat
Etchmiadzin Cathedral locatedIn Vagharshapat
Erivan uezd borderedBy Vagharshapat
this entity surface form: Echmiadzin uezd
Novo-Bayazet uezd borderedBy Vagharshapat
this entity surface form: Echmiadzin uezd
Zangezur uezd borderedBy Vagharshapat
this entity surface form: Echmiadzin uezd
Tiridates III of Armenia associatedPlace Vagharshapat
this entity surface form: Etchmiadzin
Saint Hripsime placeOfMartyrdom Vagharshapat
Garegin II birthPlace Vagharshapat
Vagharshapat governedBy Vagharshapat self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vagharshapat municipal authorities
Arsacid dynasty of Armenia capital Vagharshapat