Sanahin
Sanahin is a district of the city of Alaverdi in the northern province of Lori in Armenia. Once a separate village, it is the location of the Sanahin Monastery complex, founded in the 10th century and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Haghpat Monastery.
- Type: Neighborhood with 669 residents
- Description: village in Lori Province of Armenia
- Also known as: “Sanain” and “Սանահին գյուղ”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Sanahin Monastery and Chapel of St. Sarkis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alaverdi and Akner.
Haghpat
Village
Sanahin
- Categories: village in Armenia, residential area, and locality
- Location: Alaverdi Municipality, Lori, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.08832° or 41° 5′ 18″ north
Longitude
44.66639° or 44° 39′ 59″ east
Population
669
Elevation
1,016 metres (3,333 feet)
Open location code
8HH63MQ8+8H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Sanahin” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սանագին” (historical)
- Armenian: “Սանաին” (historical)
- Armenian: “Սանահին”
- Azerbaijani: “Sanahin”
- Belarusian: “Санаін”
- Bulgarian: “Санаин”
- Catalan: “Sanahín”
- Chinese: “萨纳欣”
- Chinese: “薩納欣”
- Croatian: “Sanahin”
- Czech: “Sanahin”
- Dutch: “Sanahin”
- Finnish: “Sanahin”
- French: “Sanahin”
- Galician: “Sanahin”
- Georgian: “სანაინი”
- German: “Sanahin”
- Greek: “Σαναχίν”
- Hebrew: “סאנאהין”
- Hungarian: “Szanahin”
- Italian: “Sanahin”
- Japanese: “サナイン”
- Japanese: “サナイン修道院”
- Korean: “사나힌”
- Macedonian: “Санахин”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sanahin”
- Mongolian: “Санаин хийд”
- Persian: “ساناهین”
- Polish: “Sanahin”
- Portuguese: “Sanahin”
- Romanian: “Sanahin, Lori”
- Russian: “Санаин”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Sanahin”
- Slovenian: “Sanahin”
- Spanish: “Sanahin”
- Spanish: “Sanahín”
- Swedish: “Sanahin”
- Turkish: “Sanahin”
- Ukrainian: “Санаїн”
- Urdu: “ساناہین”
- Vietnamese: “Sanahin”
- Western Frisian: “Sanahin”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sanahin and Սանահին–Սարահարթ.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Matenadaran (Library) and St. Gregory Chapel.
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