Vagharshapat
city in Armenia
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Vagharshapat is located in Armavir Province. It was established on November 30, 1 BC.
The official language spoken in Vagharshapat is Armenian. As of 2011, the population of Vagharshapat is 47k[1].
Vagharshapat covers an area of 13 and has an elevation of 853.
The time zone of Vagharshapat is UTC+04:00.
Key Facts
- Member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Armavir Province[4], Vagharshapat Municipality[5]
- Country: Armenia[6]
- Official language: Armenian[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Fresno[8], Issy-les-Moulineaux[9], Petrozavodsk[10], Hadrut[11], Aghdara[12], Sergiyev Posad[13], Daugavpils[14]
- Postal code: 1101–1109[15]
- Commons category: Vagharshapat[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+04:00[17]
- Local dialing code: 231[18]
- Inception: November 30, 685 BC[19]
- Official website: https://ejmiatsin.am[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vagharshapat[21]
- Commons gallery: Etchmiadzin[22]
- Population: 57,500[23], 56,388[24], 46,540[25]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Volume V, 1891[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[28]
- Capital of: Ejmiatsin region[29], Kingdom of Arshakuni[30], Vagharshapat Municipality[31]
- Official name: Вагаршапат[32], Վաղարշապատ[33]
- List of monuments: Cultural heritage monuments in Vagharshapat, Armavir[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Vagharshapat[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Vagharshapat[36]
- Native label: Վաղարշապատ[37]
- Category for people buried here: Q7975249[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Vagharshapat[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 853 m[40]
- Area: 13 km²[41]
Why It Matters
Vagharshapat has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Vagharshapat is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]