Kainepolis
settlement · 330 BC – 2100 AD
Major city of Armenia. Inhabited since the Neolithic Period, the city was capital of the Arsacid Kingdom of Armenia from 120-330 CE, and became a major religious center with the construction of Etchmiadzin Cathedral in the early 4th century.
- Coordinates
- 40.17610, 44.29226
- Also known as
- Vagharshapat (arc), Վաղարշապատ (arc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)