Sanahin
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Sanahin Սանահին |
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| Province : | Lori | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 6 ′ N , 44 ° 40 ′ E | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 4 | ||
| Community type: | Village | ||
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Sanahin ( Armenian Սանահին ) is a district of the city of Alaverdi in the north of the Lori province in Armenia .
geography
Sanahin lies on a plateau within sight of Haghpat , from which it is separated by a deep gorge that a small tributary of the Debed has dug.
The name Sanahin literally means “This is older than any” in Armenian, and documents the claim that the monastery is older than the one in Haghpat. The two villages and their monasteries are similar in many ways.
monastery
The village is known for its monastery complex founded in the 10th century. Together with the monastery Haghpat it is UNESCO - World Heritage Site . The complex belongs to the Armenian Apostolic Church and has numerous Khachkar .
tourism
Like Haghpat, Sanahin is visited by an increasing number of tourists and is included in the programs of numerous Armenian travel agencies.
traffic
A cable car ( aerial tramway ) and a serpentines steep road connecting Sanahin with the height about 250 feet below in the valley of Debed center of Alaverdi. This is also where the nearest train station is located on the Tbilisi – Yerevan line that went into operation on this section in 1899 . Another train station on this route called Sanahin is also in the valley, but about four kilometers to the west as the crow flies (upstream).
Sons and daughters
Sanahin is the birthplace of the two well-known Mikoyan brothers:
- Artyom Ivanovich Mikoyan was a well-known aircraft designer and one of the fathers of the MiG .
- Anastas Hovhannessi Mikojan was the politician with the longest career in the Politburo of the CPSU .
Relatives of the brothers run a small museum in a former school near the monastery.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Neil Robinson: World Rail Atlas . Vol. 8: The Middle East and Caucasus . 2006. ISBN 954-12-0128-8 , plate 52.