Sanahin Monastery is an Armenian monastery founded in the 10th century 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 having an older monastery than the neighbouring Haghpat Monastery. The two villages and their monasteries are similar in many ways, and lie in plain view of each other on a dissected plateau formation, separated by a deep "crack" formed by a small river flowing into the Debed river.
As with Haghpat, Sanahin is frequented by an increasing number of tourists, due to its recent inclusion on the itineraries of numerous Armenian tour agencies, the beauty of its monastery complex matching that of Haghpat's. The complex belongs to the Armenian Apostolic Church with numerous khachkars (stones with elaborate engravings representing a cross) and bishop gravesites scattered throughout it.
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St. Gregory chapel
The monastery's library
Khatchkar detail at the monastery
Monastery interior
Road map of the area around Haghpat and Sanahin monasteries
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Other countries
Ukraine: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary·Surb Khach Monastery
Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin·
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley ·Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin (Saint Hripsime, Saint Gayane, Shoghakat) and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots Sites on the Tentative List:
The archaeological site of the city of Dvin· The basilica and archaeological site of Yererouk· The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Valley · The monasteries of Tatev and Tatevi Anapat and the adjacent areas of the Vorotan Valley
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