Dvin
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Dvin was a major medieval Armenian city that served as a political, economic, and religious center and at times as the capital of Armenia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dvin canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
former capital ⓘ historical city ⓘ |
| abandonedByCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Arab forces
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ Seljuk Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Seljuk Turks
|
| country | Armenia ⓘ |
| declinedInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Armenian archaeologists ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Khosrov II of Armenia
ⓘ
surface form:
Khosrov III the Small
|
| foundedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYearApprox | 335 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Arab emirs
ⓘ
Persian satraps ⓘ
surface form:
Sasanian marzpans
|
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
churches
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ palaces ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important medieval Armenian cultural site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian and later Muslim communities
ⓘ
large urban population in medieval Armenia ⓘ multiethnic population ⓘ trade and craftsmanship ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalPopulation |
Armenian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Armenian
|
| locatedIn |
Ararat plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Ararat Plain
|
| locatedNear |
Koysu River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern village of Hnaberd ⓘ |
| majorEarthquakeYear | 893 ⓘ |
| otherHistoricalLanguagesSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| partOf |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Caliphate
Bagratid Armenia ⓘ Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| region | historic province of Ayrarat ⓘ |
| religion | Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of Armenia
ⓘ
economic center of Armenia ⓘ political center of Armenia ⓘ religious center of Armenia ⓘ royal residence of Armenian kings ⓘ |
| suffered | devastating earthquakes ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
connected to Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
connected to Iran ⓘ connected to the Arab world ⓘ |
| wasSeatOf | Catholicos of All Armenians ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.