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Etchmiadzin Cathedral

a Pleiades place resource

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A fourth century A.D. church located in Ejmiatsin, Armenia. This is the central cathedral of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church and was enrolled as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/327730568

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
40.1618381598, 44.2911011436

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Echmiadzin Cathedral (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Էջմիածնի Մայր Տաճար (Ejmiatsni Mayr Tacar: Armenian, modern)

Etchmiadzin Cathedral makes connections with:

Etchmiadzin Cathedral located at Kainepolis (AD 300 - Present)

Etchmiadzin Cathedral receives connections from:

None

Place type:
church

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Wikidata Etchmiadzin Cathedral (Q1294648)

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Etchmiadzin Cathedral: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/327730568> [accessed: 22 January 2026]

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