Vagharshapat

city in Armenia
Place city_or_town_in_armenia Q183394
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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.

Vagharshapat

Summary

Vagharshapat is a city or town in Armenia[1]. Vagharshapat has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Vagharshapat was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities[3].
  • Vagharshapat is located in Armavir Province[4].
  • Vagharshapat is located in Vagharshapat Municipality[5].
  • Vagharshapat is in the country of Armenia[6].
  • Vagharshapat's instance of is recorded as city or town in Armenia[7].
  • Vagharshapat's official language is recorded as Armenian[8].
  • Vagharshapat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fresno[9].
  • Vagharshapat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Issy-les-Moulineaux[10].
  • Vagharshapat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Petrozavodsk[11].
  • Vagharshapat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hadrut[12].
  • Vagharshapat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aghdara[13].
  • Vagharshapat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sergiyev Posad[14].
  • Vagharshapat's twinned administrative body is recorded as Daugavpils[15].
  • Vagharshapat's postal code is recorded as 1101–1109[16].
  • Vagharshapat's Commons category is recorded as Vagharshapat[17].
  • Vagharshapat's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+04:00[18].
  • Vagharshapat's local dialing code is recorded as 231[19].
  • November 30, 685 BC marks the founding of Vagharshapat[20].
  • Vagharshapat's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.172777777778, 'lon': 44.2925}[21].
  • Vagharshapat's official website is recorded as https://ejmiatsin.am[22].
  • Vagharshapat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vagharshapat[23].
  • Vagharshapat's Commons gallery is recorded as Etchmiadzin[24].
  • Vagharshapat has a population of {'amount': '+57500'}[25].
  • Vagharshapat has a population of {'amount': '+56388'}[26].
  • Vagharshapat has a population of {'amount': '+46540'}[27].

Body

Geography

Vagharshapat is in the country of Armenia[6]. Located in include Armavir Province[4], a province of Armenia[28], in Armenia[29], founded in 1995[30] and Vagharshapat Municipality[5], a municipality of Armenia[31], in Armenia[32].

Physical Characteristics

Vagharshapat covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+13'}[33]. Vagharshapat sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+853'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+57500'}[25], {'amount': '+56388'}[26], and {'amount': '+46540'}[27].

Designation and Status

Vagharshapat's instance of is recorded as city or town in Armenia[7].

History and Context

November 30, 685 BC marks the founding of Vagharshapat[20].

Why It Matters

Vagharshapat has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Vagharshapat is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . ejmiatsin.am. ejmiatsin.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . ejmiatsin.am. ejmiatsin.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . ejmiatsin.am. ejmiatsin.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . ejmiatsin.am. ejmiatsin.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . ejmiatsin.am. ejmiatsin.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . ejmiatsin.am. ejmiatsin.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . daugavpils.lv. daugavpils.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . ovpm.org. Retrieved . ovpm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . armstat.am. armstat.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . armstat.am. Retrieved . armstat.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Twinned administrative body Fresno, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Petrozavodsk +4
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