Valarshapat

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Valarshapat is an ancient Armenian city, historically significant as a religious and cultural center and now known as Vagharshapat, home to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

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Valarshapat canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeStatus urban community
alternativeName Etchmiadzin
Vagharshapat
associatedWith Christianization of Armenia
Saint Gregory the Illuminator
capitalOf Kingdom of Armenia
contains Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin complex
country Armenia
culturalHeritage center of Armenian ecclesiastical architecture
culturalSignificance major pilgrimage destination for Armenians
distanceFromYerevan approximately 20 km west
eraOfProminence ancient Armenia
linked to: Historical Armenia

early Christian period
foundedBy King Vagharsh I
governingBody Vagharshapat Municipality
linked to: Vagharshapat
hasHeritageSite Church of Saint Gayane
linked to: Saint Gayane Church

Church of Saint Hripsime
Church of Shoghakat
linked to: Shoghakat Church

Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Zvartnots Cathedral
hasInstitution Alex and Marie Manoogian Treasury House
Gevorkian Theological Seminary
Treasury Museum of Etchmiadzin
historicalName Etchmiadzin
Vagharshapat
historicalRegion Ayrarat
historicalRole cultural center of Armenia
religious center of Armenia
language Armenian
locatedIn Armavir Province
Western Armenia
namedAfter King Vagharsh I
near Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
notableFor early Christian churches
seat of the Armenian Catholicosate
partOf Etchmiadzin and Zvartnots UNESCO World Heritage Site
presentDayName Vagharshapat
region Armavir marz
linked to: Armavir Province
religion Armenian Apostolic Church
religiousSignificance spiritual center of the Armenian Apostolic Church
seatOf Catholicos of All Armenians
significance one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Armenia
timezone UTC+4
UNESCOStatus World Heritage Site location

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Gregory the Illuminator birthPlace Valarshapat