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Sanahin

Administration
Full nameSanahin
Official nameSanahin
Native nameՍանահին
CountryArmenia
Marz (Province)Lori
Geography
Elevation3333.3 ft (1016 m)

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Sanahin ( ) is a village in the northern province of Lori in Armenia, now considered part of the city of Alaverdi (the cable car that connects it with the Alaverdi centre is supposed to have the steepest climb in the whole former USSR). The village is notable for its monastery complex (Sanahin Monastery), founded in the 10th century and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with monasteries in Haghpat.

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Sanahin is a village in the Northern Lorri province of Armenia, now considered part of the city of Alaverdi (the cable car that connects it with the Alaverdi centre is supposed to have the steepest climb in the whole former USSR). The village is notable for its monastery complex, founded in the 10th century and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with monasteries in Haghpat. The name Sanahin literally translates from Armenian as "this one is older than that one", presumably representing a claim to having an older monastery than the neighbouring Haghpat. The two villages and their monasteries are similar in many ways, and lie in plain view of each other on a dissected plateau formation, separated by a deep "crack" formed by a small river flowing into the Debed river. As with Haghpat, Sanahin is frequented by an increasing number of tourists, due to its recent inclusion on the itineraries of numerous Armenian tour agencies, the beauty of its monastery complex matching that of Haghpat's. The complex belongs to the Armenian Apostolic Church with numerous khachkars (stones with elaborate engravings representing a cross) and bishop gravesites scattered throughout it. Sanahin was also the birthplace of the two well-known Mikoyan brothers. Artem Mikoyan was a well known airplane constructor, and one of the "fathers" of MiG. Anastas Mikoyan was the politician with the longest career of any member of the Soviet politburo. He was involved in negotiating the Molotov <b>...</b>
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0.30 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Preview of Lraleigh's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor⢠TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Haghpat and Sanahin, Armenia Entry Title: "Tenth Century Monasteries of Debed Canyon" Entry: "The marshrutka from Sevan descended from the highlands around Lake Sevan into forested mountains and valleys, leaving the white snowstorm behind. On the way, we passed small towns and switchbacked down thousands of feet, stopping at the Vanadzor bus station. From Vanadzor, I took a bus north through Debed Canyon to the mining town of Alaverdi. Perched above the canyon were the towns of Haghpat and Sanahin, each with their tenth century monasteries. In Haghpat, the sun shone as snow melted while I looked for a guest house or homestay. Friendly villagers helped me and soon I was walking with Alena to her home, a village farm. After a mid-afternoon meal, I visited the monastery complex as another snowstorm arrived. One fascinating thing about Armenian monasteries is that kings and other historical figures are buried here, but not in cemetaries. They are buried underneath your feet as you walk around the monastery. On the floor are carvings into stones marking where each king or monk or artist is buried. Aside from that the general feeling is that you are always discovering something new, whether a small carving on a wall or a seminary chamber around the corner or a differently-patterned one thousand <b>...</b>
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