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Echmiadzin
Echmiadzin or Ejmiatsin (Armenian: Ô·Ő»Ő´Ő«ŐˇŐ®Ő«Ő¶) is the holiest town in Armenia and the headquarters of the katholikos, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is located in the Armavir province, about 20 km west from Yerevan.
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