The city's art council selected October 8th for the celebration based on historical sources, as this was the very day in 405 AD when Mesrop Mashtots returned to Vagharshapat with the Armenian alphabet. The occasion was marked by the reinstallation of 13 scale models of churches and monasteries, which had been removed six months earlier for restoration. Situated near the capital, Yerevan, and serving as the spiritual capital itself, Etchmiadzin possesses significant tourism potential—potential that should be harnessed for the city's development.
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