Sanahin

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Sanahin is a historic village and monastic complex in northern Armenia, renowned for its medieval architecture and cultural significance.

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Sanahin canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monastic complex ⓘ
village ⓘ
architecturalStyle Armenian medieval architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Bagratid Armenia

medieval Armenian monastic education ⓘ
coordinatesType geographic coordinates ⓘ
country Armenia ⓘ
culturalSignificance important center of Armenian scholarship ⓘ
repository of medieval manuscripts ⓘ
dedicatedTo Holy Mother of God (Astvatsatsin) ⓘ
foundedAsMonastery 10th century ⓘ
foundedBy Bagratid Armenian rulers ⓘ
linked to: Bagratid Armenia
hasLanguageOfInscriptions Classical Armenian ⓘ
hasNotableFeature numerous khachkars ⓘ
rich stone carving decoration ⓘ
hasStructure Sanahin Monastery ⓘ
St. Amenaprkich (Holy Saviour) Church ⓘ
St. Astvatsatsin Church ⓘ
academy buildings ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ
gavits (narthexes) ⓘ
khachkars ⓘ
scriptorium ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
World Heritage Site in Armenia ⓘ
heritageSiteName Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin ⓘ
linked to: Haghpat Monastery
isHistoric true ⓘ
knownFor educational and cultural center in the Middle Ages ⓘ
medieval Armenian architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Lori Province ⓘ
northern Armenia ⓘ
locatedOn plateau above Debed River gorge ⓘ
material tuff stone ⓘ
near town of Alaverdi ⓘ
linked to: Alaverdi
partOf Alaverdi Municipality ⓘ
periodOfFlourishing 10th–13th centuries ⓘ
protectionStatus state-protected cultural monument of Armenia ⓘ
religion Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
togetherWith Haghpat Monastery ⓘ
tourism popular cultural tourism destination in Armenia ⓘ
UNESCOcriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOinscriptionYear 1996 ⓘ
UNESCOregion Europe and North America ⓘ

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