Haghpat ( hy, Հաղպատ) is a village in the
Lori Province of
Armenia
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, located near the city of
Alaverdi and the state border with
Georgia
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It is notable for
Haghpat Monastery
Haghpat Monastery, also known as Haghpatavank ( hy, Հաղպատավանք), is a medieval monastery complex in Haghpat, Armenia, built between the 10th and 13th century.
Location
The location of Haghpat Monastery was chosen so that it overlooks ...
, a religious complex founded in the 10th century and included in the
UNESCO
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World Heritage List
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along with monasteries in nearby
Sanahin
Sanahin () is a village in the northern province of Lori in Armenia, now considered part of the city of Alaverdi (a cable car connects it with Alaverdi). The village is notable for its Sanahin Monastery complex, founded in the 10th century an ...
. The monastery is a magnificent example of medieval Armenian architecture that has been attracting increasing numbers of tourists.
Haghpat Monastery is listed among the UNESCO World Heritage List (1996).
The village lies on a
dissected plateau
A dissected plateau is a plateau area that has been severely eroded such that the relief is sharp. Such an area may be referred to as mountainous, but dissected plateaus are distinguishable from orogenic mountain belts by the lack of folding, ...
, a large flat area dissected by deep "cracks" formed by rivers, including the river
Debed
The Debed ( hy, Դեբեդ) or Debeda ( ka, დებედა) is a river in Armenia and Georgia. It also serves as a natural boundary between Armenia and Georgia at the village Sadakhlo, Georgia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
The ...
. The villages of
Sanahin
Sanahin () is a village in the northern province of Lori in Armenia, now considered part of the city of Alaverdi (a cable car connects it with Alaverdi). The village is notable for its Sanahin Monastery complex, founded in the 10th century an ...
and
Akner, as well as a part of
Alaverdi, lie in plain view on neighbouring sections of the plateau, however a steep and long descent to and ascent from the river is required to travel to them.
Gallery
File:Khachkar Haghpat 01.jpg
File:Armenia Haghbat.jpg
File:Jahlinmarceta haghpat.jpg
File:Haghpat Monastery - interior 3.jpg
File:Haghpat biblioteca 1.jpg
File:Haghpat galeria.jpg
File:Haghpat Monastery - refectory.jpg
File:Pantocrator, Haghpat.jpg
File:Haghpat village nature.jpg, Haghpat village nature
File:Հաղպատի վանք 12.jpg, Khachkar
File:20160605 029-Haghpat-Armenien-048.jpg, alt=Church bells in Haghpat, Church bells in Haghpat
See also
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Sanahin
Sanahin () is a village in the northern province of Lori in Armenia, now considered part of the city of Alaverdi (a cable car connects it with Alaverdi). The village is notable for its Sanahin Monastery complex, founded in the 10th century an ...
References
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External links
Armeniapedia Haghpat articlePhotos of Haghpat MonasteryHaghpat Monastery - photo essaya
HitchHikers Handbook
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Populated places in Lori Province
