Sanahin
Sanahin is a monastery in Lori, Armenia and has an elevation of 947 metres. Sanahin is situated nearby to the village Akner, as well as near Haghpat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanahin Monastery and Alaverdi.
Sanahin Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sanahin Monastery is an Armenian monastery founded in the 10th century in Sanahin in the Lori Province of Armenia. The name Sanahin literally translates from Armenian as 'this one is older than that one', presumably representing a claim to being an older monastery than the neighbouring Haghpat Monastery, located about 3 kilometers to the east, with which it forms a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sanahin Monastery is situated 120 metres north of Sanahin.
Alaverdi
Railway station
Photo: Ліонкінг, Public domain.
Alaverdi is a railway station, which is situated 1¼ km north of Sanahin.
Metallurg
Stadium
Metallurg Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Alaverdi, Armenia. Metallurg is situated 2 km northwest of Sanahin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alaverdi and Akner.
Alaverdi
Alaverdi is a city in Northern Armenia, and an important commercial and industrial centre in this region.
Akner
Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akner, is a village that belongs to the municipal community of Alaverdi, in the Lori Province of Armenia.
Haghpat
Village
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haghpat is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia, located near the city of Alaverdi and the state border with Georgia. The village is notable for Haghpat Monastery, a medieval monastery complex founded in the 10th century, and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1996 along with nearby Sanahin Monastery. Haghpat is situated 4 km east of Sanahin.
Sanahin
Latitude
41.08612° or 41° 5′ 10″ northLongitude
44.66669° or 44° 40′ 0″ eastElevation
947 metres (3,107 feet)Open location code
8HH63MP8+CMGeoNames ID
13435590
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In Other Languages
“Sanahin” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Sanahin”
- Armenian: “Սանահին”
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