Armenia

Vagharshapat

Armenia

Population
46,540
Currency
AMD֏365.4/$

Echmiadzin (Էջմիածին), in Central Armenia, is Armenia's fourth-largest city. It was officially renamed Vagharshapat (Վաղարշապատ) in 1995, but since the main tourist site in the city is still named Echmiadzin, the old name is still in common use colloquially and in some official contexts.

Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Vagharshapat". Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Weather

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17°C

Partly cloudy · feels like 16°C

  • 72%
  • 5 km/h
  • AQI 26
  • TueOvercast16° / 29°
  • WedOvercast15° / 31°
  • ThuPartly cloudy16° / 32°
  • FriSlight rain showers16° / 30°
  • SatSlight rain showers15° / 30°

Measured at 40.166, 44.295 · Asia/Yerevan

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