Explore Ejmiatsin in Armenia
Ejmiatsin in Armaviri Marz with its 49,513 inhabitants is located in Armenia - some 12 mi (or 19 km) West of Yerevan, the Armenian capital.
Local time in Ejmiatsin is 01:05 PM (Friday). The local timezone is "Asia / Yerevan" with an UTC offset of 4 hours.
Doğubeyazıt, Yerevan, Yeghvard, Voskeat, Vanadzor, Gyumri, Dilijan, Ashtarak and Aparan are locations relativly near and might be worth to explore when in that area.
According to our database, there are 2 airports in the area. The closest airport is Zvartnots Airport with a distance of 5.6 mi (or 9 km) west of the centre of Ejmiatsin. Have a look at our dedicated picture gallery to get a glimpse of what this destinations is like. Want to see live images? Visit our page with of local webcams. Need some inspiration for finding attractions and want to know more about this place? Check the related Ejmiatsin attractions page. The same applies for local events and videos.
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Sightseeing & Attractions
Echmiadzin: : Էջմիածին) is the holiest city in Armenia and the seat of the "katholikos", the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is in the Armavir province, about 20 km west of Yerevan. The town originated as Vardkesavan in the 4th or 3rd century BC. King Vagharsh (117-140) had the name changed to "Vagharshapat" (Armenian: Վաղարշապատ), which still persists as the official appellation of the ...
Events & Activities
12:00 AM: Aram Khachaturyan International Competition
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12:00 AM: Visitor Registration
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Ejmiatsin is known by different spellings and names throughout the world. These are the ones we know of.
Vardgesavan, Valeroktista, Echmiatsin, Avan Vardgesi, Artemed, Iejmiatsin, Kaynepolis, Üçkilise, Eczmiadzyn, Etschmiadsin, Etchmiadzine, Echmiadzin, Ečmiadzin, Эчмиадзин, Vagharshapat, Kayrak’aghak’, Norak’aghak’, Uch’k’ilisa
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