Mayori

Mayori is a canyon in Lori, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,389 metres. Mayori is situated nearby to the village Lori Berd, as well as near the locality Azatamartikneri.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lori fortress and Stepan Shaumian’s Museum.

Lori fortress

Castle

Photo: Камалян001, CC0.

Lori Fortress is an 11th-century Armenian fortress located near the Lori Berd village in Lori Province, Armenia. The fortress was built by David Anhoghin to become the capital of Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget in 1065.

Stepan Shaumian’s Museum

Museum

Photo: Griqor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arjasar

Peak

Photo: Beko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arjasar is a peak, which is situated 3 km south of Mayori.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lori Berd and Stepanavan.

Lori Berd

Village

Photo: Taron Saharyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lori Berd is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia, just east of Stepanavan. The medieval fortress "Lori Berd" is located near the village, situated on a peninsula along the deep gorge cut by the Dzoraget and Tashir rivers.

Stepanavan

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stepanavan is a city in Northern Armenia. It's famous mainly because of the ruins of the walled city of Lori located nearby. There is also a rather big museum of Stepan Shahumyan in town and nice Dendropark 12 km south of town.

Amrakits

Village

Photo: Griqor, CC BY 3.0.

Amrakits is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. Amrakits is situated 3 km southeast of Mayori.

Mayori

Type: Canyon with an elevation of 1,389 metres
Category: landform
Location: Lori, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

41.00848° or 41° 0′ 31″ north

Longitude

44.40289° or 44° 24′ 10″ east

Elevation

1,389 metres (4,557 feet)

Open location code

8HH62C53+95

GeoNames ID

11319443

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In Other Languages

“Mayori” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Mayori”
Armenian: “Մայորի”

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