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	Sanahin Monastery - Armeniapedia.org
		Sanahin is now within the limits of Alaverdi city, and Haghpat is to the north-east of it, in the village of the same name.
		After the institution of the bishops throne in Sanahin in 979, the eastern, facade of Amenaprkich church, and the parts of the southern and northern facades adjacent to it were decorated with arcatures which enriched the outward appearance of the building.
		Sanahin Academy is an original work of civil architecture built in two stages at the end of the 10th century and at the beginning of the 11th century.
	www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery (2582 words)

	Caucasus » Armenia » Sanahin (Sanain)
		This monastery was an important religious center and a school.
		But Sanahin will reserve to you another surprise, as you will see...
		Yerevan - Echmiadzin and Zvartnots - Garni et Geghard - Alaverdi, Haghpat and Sanahin - Amberd - Khor Virap - Goris and the Tatev monastery - around the Lake Sevan : Sevan, Hayravank and Noratus
	www.skiouros.net /voyages/2005/caucasus/_sanahin.en.php (81 words)

	Sanahin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The monastery of Sanahin was founded in the 10th century in a village of the same name and is presently within city limits of Alaverdi.
		The oldest section of the monastery is the church of Sourb (S.t.) Astvatsatsin, dating to 915 A.D. In 979 A.D. Smbat Bagratouni acclaimed this monastery as the religious center of Tashir-Dzoraget kingdom.
		The monastery of Sanahin was a major religious and cultural center of medieval Armenia.
	freenet.am /~davh/sanahin.html (222 words)

	Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		Haghpat and Sanahin are two monasteries in the Debed Canyon, in the Lori-region of North Armenia.
		Both Haghpat and Sanahin are large complexes, that hosted facilities like a library, a dinner hall e.a.
		Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin are miricles of armenian national architecture.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/haghpatsanahin.html (776 words)

	Armenia - Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
		Sanahin in particular was renowned for its school of illuminators and calligraphers.
		Sanahin is a village in the Northern Lorri province of Armenia, now considered part of the city of Alaverdi (the cable car that connects it with the Alaverdi centre is supposed to have the steepest climb in the whole former USSR).
		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.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-ArmeniaHaghpatSanahin.htm (471 words)

	Sanahin at AllExperts
		Sanahin ("Սանահին" in Armenian) is a village in the Northern Lorri province of Armenia, now considered part of the city of Alaverdi (the cable car that connects it with the Alaverdi centre is supposed to have the steepest climb in the whole former USSR).
		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.
		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.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sa/sanahin.htm (382 words)

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		SANAHIN— on the right highland of the town of Alaverdi, on the right bank of Debed river the village of SANAHIN is situated.
		The Sanahin monastery complex built in the 10-13 th century is on the territory of the village, on a high plateau.
		The monastery-complex of Haghpat is on the distance of 5 km from Sanahin.
	www.simatours.com /simatours/monum_lori.html (283 words)

	Haghpat Monastery Architectural Complex - Armenica.org
		Such structures were simplified chapels were replaced by pedestals cut by deep niches as, for instance in the tombstone with a 1268 khatchkar in Ashtarak.
		The book depositories of Haghpat and Sanahin are unique buildings illustrating the high level of development of civil architecture in 11th-13th-century Armenia.
		Ornamentation, which imparts picturesqueness to the general appearance of the khachkar and which covers the whole of the slab is mainly geometrical, consisting of stylized floral motives, squares which never repeat each other in their delineation and rosettes, some in the forefront, other in the background, and still others sometimes in between.
	www.armenica.org /cgi-bin/history/en/getCollection.cgi?1160369497-886s0qLx=ba=7====baz0000=== (2521 words)

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		After the institution of the bishop’s throne in Sanahin in 979, the eastern façade of Amenaprkich church and the parts of the southern and northern facades adjacent to it were decorated with arcatures which enriched the outward appearance of the building.
		The rectangular portal of the northern entrance is emphasized by a geometrical ornament.The vestry of Astvadsasin church in Sanahin, erected by Prince Vache Vachutian in 1211, is of a different type.
		Sanahin and Haghpat complexes are especially rich in khatchkars (more than 80 of them have survived), which were intended not only as memorials.
	www2.armenians.com /info/alaverdi.htm (2245 words)

	Sanahin Monastery - Armenica.org
		The sepulcher of Ukaniants family in Haghpat (the early 8th century) is made as three large rectangular memorial chapels standing side by side.
		The book depositories of Haghpat and Sanahin are unique buildings illustrating the high level of development of civil architecture in 11th'%EF%BF%BD%EB13th-century Armenia.
		Sanahin and Haghpat complexes are especially rich in khachkars (more than 80 of them have survived), which were intended not only as memorials.
	www.armenica.org /cgi-bin/history/en/getCollection.cgi?1163617350-4BSLL0eL=ba=7====baz0011=== (2527 words)

	OAD - Monuments - Site Visits - Sanahin Monastery
		anahin Monastery Complex is situated in the province of Lori, near the village of Sanahin.
		The Theological Academy of Sanahin is situated in-between the two churches, where the eminent Armenian scholar, philosopher and writer, Grigor Magistros Pahlavuni instructed during the XI Century.
		The hill on which the monastery is situated, is surrounded by the mountains of "Chatin" from south, the gorge of Debed from the north, and the gorges of Astvatsatsin and Saghu from the east and the west.
	www.armeniadiaspora.com /projects/monuments/sanahin/sanahin_sitevisits.htm (464 words)

	ArmeniaNow.com - Independent Journalism From Today`s Armenia
		With village houses on one side and a secondary school on the other, the plane (from a series used in WWII and made famous in Vietnam and Afghanistan) is grounded in Sanahin because this is the place where the MiG idea was born.
		As Europe celebrates the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe, Sanahin – a village of 243 families – is remembering the 100 and 110th birthdays of its famous sons.
		In the very MiG-21 in Sanahin, an experimental flight was flown in 1960 by the well-known Soviet female pilot, who became the first female cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, and the world speed record for women was set in it by Svetlana Savitskaya.
	armenianow.com /archive/2005/eng/?go=pub&id=890 (985 words)

	Hotels.am - Hotels Reservation Center \| Armenian Hotels
		Sanahin is a monastery complex the most prominent structure of which is the Savor’s Church (956-967), built by architect Trdat for princes Gourgen and Smbat from the Kyurikyan Kingdom.
		The former village of Sanahin is located on the right side of the gorge.
		The Sanahin Monastery had many feudal properties, a great number of estates, lands, vineyards, oil-mills and factories.
	www.hotels.am /lori.php (445 words)

	Armenia
		A basalt stone from the grounds of Sanahin serves as the cornerstone.
		In the mortar behind it are the thumbprints of five of the oldest Armenians living in the Pittsburgh area, as well as the handprint of six-month-old Nora Shnorhokian, the city's youngest Armenian, symbolizing the continuity of the Armenian presence in western Pennsylvania.
		The Monastery of Sanahin is located in the region of Alaverdi and in the village of the same name.
	ematusov.soe.udel.edu /classrooms/armenian.htm (372 words)

	"Back To Serve" Project - Youth For Achievements
		The monastery of Sanahin was founded in the 10th century in the village with the same name and is presently located within city limits of Alaverdi.
		These include the church of Amenaprkich, the chapel of St. Grigor (10th century), the Academy of Grigor Magistros (11th century) and the scriptorium (middle of the 11th century), which is located between the churches of Sourb Astvatsatsin and Amenaprkich.
		The monastery of Sanahin was one of the largest spiritual and cultural centers of medieval Armenia.
	www.yfa.am /backtoserve/sanahin.html (358 words)

	ACAM - Architecture ancienne - SANAHIN (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sanahin est un complexe monastique d'un grand intérêt architectural au sein d'un magnifique environnement naturel au-dessus du village du même nom, sur les pentes boisées du Mont Tchantinler, à l'extrémité d'une large vallée accueillant le lit de la rivière Debet.
		Sanahin est cité dans les manuscrits médiévaux dès le début du Xe siècle.
		Les moines de Sanahin étaient si célèbres qu'ils étaient fréquemment envoyés à l'étranger comme conseillers d'ambassade.
	www.acam-france.org /armenie/architecture-ancienne/sanahin.htm (371 words)

	Sanahin travel \| Armenia travel
		Sanahin is a village high above Alaverdi (at the dissected plateau above the Debed gorge), now officially a suburb of Alaverdi but reachable only by a cable car (quite irregular hours of circulation, check before) or a steep winding long roundabout road.
		A well known medieval Armenian musician Sayat-Nova was probably born in Sanahin (birthplace of his mother), too.
		Probably the only hotel in the whole Alaverdi area, the totally runduwn but cheap Debed (no telephone, just show up, it very likely always has vacancies, the manager's daughter speaks some English), is located among some high rise buildings at the "village's" main square.
	www.palms-travel.com /travel/europe-travel/armenia-travel/sanahin-travel.html (225 words)

	On Being A Monk (That Queer Expatriate)
		The Sanahin Monastery had grounds that one could just wander—none of the typical gift shop or tourist facilities one might expect to find in the West.
		After I had my fill of Sanahin, we drove downhill to the Mikoyan Museum, which was, unfortunately closed, but I did get a photograph of an ancient MiG perched on the side of the hill, and then we continued down the canyon to the Haghpat Monastery.
		Haghpat, like Sanahin, was perched on the side of a hill, with incredible breathtaking views of the country side.
	www.elmada.com /2006/10/on_being_a_monk.html (1172 words)

	ArmenianPages, photos and travel guide
		The Monastery of Sanahin is on a mountain slope above the Sanahin village, near Alaverdi, in the beautiful area of northern part of Armenia.
		The monastery was constructed over the ruins of a 4th or 5th century church and is now designated as of the World Heritage Sites.
		The name "Sanahin" means "this is older that the other", reference to Haghpat which is just a few kilometers away.
	www.armenianpages.com (369 words)

	Hetq Online (Site not responding. Last check: )
		An ultrasound examination had earlier revealed that the fetus was not viable; it suffered from a congenital defect and would have been born without a brain.
		Siramarg Mkhitaryan lives with her husband and his parents in Sanahin, a rural area of the city.
		According to data from the Ministry of Ecology Center for Monitoring Atmospheric Pollution, the density of dust particles in the air in Alaverdi was 1.3 times higher than what is safe in July and the level of sulphur dioxide was 9.6 times higher than the normal level.
	www.hetq.am /eng/society/0511-alav.html (539 words)

	SANAHIN
		Summary: Located in the region of Lori this monastic complex stands on the edge of the basin of the Dzoraget River, southwest of Haghpat manastery.
		Sanahin monastery was probably erected on the site of a pre-Christian temple.
		It comprises three churches, two gavits, an academy, a library, and a bell tower, the whole encircled by a fortified wall.
	armenianstudies.csufresno.edu /iaa_architecture/sanahin.htm (545 words)

	News: Sanahin Institute to Commence - Western Diocese of the Armenian Church
		The fourth annual Sanahin Institute is scheduled for August 17-20, 2006 organized by the Christian Education Council of the Western Diocese.
		The Sanahin Institute is established to provide Sunday School staff and educators with an understanding of their faith through the study of Scriptures, the Sacraments, the liturgies, Holy Traditions and the history of the Armenian Church.
		Most of all, the Institute will help participants to grow in their own spiritual life, because the ultimate purpose of religious education is to lead one to prayer and union with God.
	www.armenianchurchwd.com /news/story.php?id=148 (293 words)

	Tourism, Travel and International Transport: SatiGlobal.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is located at Sanahin village, near the town of Alaverdi.
		Sanahin had a school of higher education with a rich library.
		The monastery was one of the major religious and cultural centres of medieval Armenia, the administrative centre and dynastic burial-site of the Bagratouni kings.
	www.satiglobal.com /travel/dailytour.htm (1780 words)

	The Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Constructed and expanded over several hundred years starting in the 10th century, these resplendent ecclesiastical and academic centers are reminders of Armenia's years of past glory, intellectual activity, and cultural heritage.
		It is believed that the great Armenian troubadour and poet Sayat-Nova was born in Sanahin, the birthplace of his mother.
		After his life in Tiflis and his fame as a court minstrel, he became a monk, relocating to Haghpat to serve the monastery, where he continued to express himself with his favorite stringed instrument the saz.
	www.armeniainfo.am /armenia/cult_open.php?number=2 (120 words)

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		of a trip to the North of Armenia, in particular to Sanahin Monastery (where Mr.
		Sunday, June 12: Excursion to Sanahin, Haghpat and Banquet: Leave: 8:30 AM sharp.
		Sunday, June 12: Travel to Sanahin, Haghpat Monasteries and Caucasian Feast.
	www.armeniagurdjieff.org /CallforPapers.html (540 words)

	Where Eagles Play
		Sanahin Monastery, situated amidst a mountainous village of the same name, is a large complex.
		A woman caretaker asked us to accompany her, to tell us the history of Sanahin.
		Inside, as the woman spoke of the Bagratid kings who built Sanahin and of the famous school of music here, I walked to the front of the church.
	www.road-to-armenia.com /articles/1997/eagles.html (1190 words)

	SANAHIN BRIDGE
		The bridge near Sanahin monastery, important among Armenian secular monuments, is located in the town of Alaverdi in the northern part of Soviet Armenia (coord.
		The bridge was constructed at the end of the 12th century according to information given in an undated inscription on a xac'k'ar near the bridge on the left bank of the river.
		This type of bridge, including steps, can also be found in other territories, from a much earlier period (2nd and 3rd centuries).
	armenianstudies.csufresno.edu /iaa_architecture/sanahinbridge.htm (541 words)

	Armenia Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Not far from Hagphat, Sanahin is slightly older and laid out differently with a rectangular wall around the building itself.
		When you visit the Sanahin monastery, don't miss a nearby Mikoyan museum, it is a short way down hill from the monastery on the way towards the cable car.
		It is located in a former school (the new school standing next to it looks much worse) and you will see a real MiG 21 plane in front of it.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Middle_East/Armenia/Things_To_Do-Armenia-BR-11.html (771 words)

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