Kanchaqar

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Haghpat Monastery

Monastery

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Haghpat Monastery, also known as Haghpatavank, is a medieval Armenian monastery complex in Haghpat, Armenia, built between the 10th and 13th century. Haghpat Monastery is situated 710 metres northeast of Kanchaqar.

Kayan Fortress

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Arman musikyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kayan Berd is a fortress and a former monastery of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the province of Lori in Northern Armenia. Kayan Fortress is situated 1 km northwest of Kanchaqar.

Sanahin Monastery

Monastery

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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 3½ km west of Kanchaqar.

Places in the Area

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.

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.

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