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Echmiatsin, Armenia
Vagharshapat (Armenian: Վաղարշապատ), commonly known as Etchmiadzin (or Ejmiatsin, Echmiatsin or Echmiadzin, Armenian: Էջմիածին), is the fourth-largest city in Armenia and the spiritual centre of the Armenians, as it is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church. It is the most populous city in Armavir province, located about 18 km west of Yerevan, 25 km east of the regional centre of Armavir, only 10 km north of the Armenia-Turkish border.
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