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Lori

Լոռի
Province
Lori Province administration in Vanadzor
Lori Province administration in Vanadzor
Coat of arms of Lori
Coat of arms
Location of Lori within Armenia
Location of Lori within Armenia
Country Armenia
Capital Vanadzor
Area
 • Total 3,789 km2 (1,463 sq mi)
Area rank 3rd
Population
 (2002)
 • Total 253,351
 • Rank 4th
 • Density 66.865/km2 (173.179/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+04
 • Summer (DST) UTC+05
Postal code
1701-2117
ISO 3166 code AM.LO
FIPS 10-4 AM06
Website official website: http://lori.gov.am/

Lori is a province of Armenia. It is in the north of the country. It borders Georgia. The capital is Vanadzor. Stepanavan is the second largest city. It is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Haghpat and Sanahin and the well-preserved Akhtala monastery.

It was damaged by the 1988 Spitak earthquake.

Lori is the birthplace of several famous Armenians. These include musician Sayat-Nova, poet Hovhannes Tumanyan, Soviet aircraft designer Artem Mikoyan, and Soviet statesman Anastas Mikoyan.

There are 8 urban communities and 105 rural communities.

Images for kids

  • View from Dsegh

    Pambak mountains and Dsegh village

  • 3. Ստեփանավան 2011

    Dzoraget River

  • ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ ՍԲ. ԳՐԻԳՈՐ ԼՈՒՍԱՎՈՐԻՉ, Դսեղ (1)

    The 7th-century Saint Gregory Church of Dsegh

  • Haghpat-Nshan

    Surp Nshan church at the Haghpat Monastery, 10th century

  • Amrakits church, ArmAg (1)

    Saint Nikolai the Wonderworker, a Russian church in Amrakits, built in 1848

  • Lori Berd fortress pano

    Lori, the capital of the Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget

  • Vanadzor, Russian church

    The Russian church in Vanadzor

  • Fioletovo2 (6 sept 2008)

    Molokan farmers in Fioletovo

  • Լոռու մարզկենտրոնի շենքը, Վանաձոր 01

    Lori Province administration in Vanadzor

  • Sanahin-external-view

    Sanahin Monastery

  • Kobayr 016

    Kobayr Monastery Frescoes

  • Khorakert 37

    Khorakert Monastery

  • Sverdlov St. George Church 5

    Saint George Church of Sverdlov

  • Fioletovo1 (6 sept 2008)

    Farmlands in Lori

  • Teghut Mine 2014

    Teghut Mine

  • Usine abandonnee

    Industry in Vanadzor

  • Avan Dzoraget

    Avan Dzoraget Resort

  • Stepanavan Dendropark 2011 2

    Stepanavan Dendropark

  • Վանաձորի մանկավարժական ինստիտուտ Vanadzor State Pedagogical University 07

    Vanadzor State University

  • SMART Campus

    COAF SMART Center, Debed, Lori

  • Lori, Vanadzor ski resort

    Vanadzor ski resort

  • Odzun-church-south

    Odzun Church

  • Axtala1

    Akhtala monastery

  • Pushkin Pass

    Northern Lori as seen from the Pushkin mountain pass

  • Lermontovo, Armenia

    The village of Lermontovo

  • Karmir Aghek

    Somkheti mountains and Karmir Aghek village

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Lorri para niños

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