Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Armenia
Inscribed
1996
List reference
777
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin is about 35 km north-east of Vanadzor. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historical Monuments of Mtskheta, about 85 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Vanadzor · about 101,000 peopleabout 35 km south-west
- Rustavi · about 157,000 peopleabout 60 km north-east
- Tbilisi · about 1,100,000 peopleabout 70 km north
- Gyumri · about 148,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
- Gavarr · about 22,000 peopleabout 90 km south-east
- Yerevan · about 1,102,000 peopleabout 100 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GeorgiaCultural83 km away
ArmeniaCultural104 km away
ArmeniaCultural110 km away
TürkiyeCultural116 km away
AzerbaijanCultural206 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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