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Lori
 LoriԼոռի |
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| Location | |
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| Information | |
| Capital | Vanadzor |
| Governor | Henrik Kochinyan |
| Area Total - Water (%) |
Ranked 3rd 3,789 km² Negligible |
| Population - Total (2002) - Density |
Ranked 4th 253,351 66.8/km² |
| Abbreviations - Postal code - ISO 3166-2 - FIPS 10-4 |
1701-2117 AM.LO AM06 |
| Website | lori.region.am |
Lori (Armenian: Լոռի) is one of the provinces (marz) of Armenia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Georgia. Its capital is Vanadzor and Stepanavan is its second largest city. It is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Haghpat and Sanahin.
Lori is the birthplace of several famous Armenians including musician Harutyun Sayatyan (better known as Sayat-Nova), poet Hovhannes Tumanyan, Soviet aircraft designer Artem Mikoyan, and Soviet statesman Anastas Mikoyan.
The region suffered greatly due to the 1988 Spitak earthquake.
Lori borders the following marzer:
- Tavush - east
- Kotayk - southeast
- Aragatsotn - southwest
- Shirak - west
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| Administrative divisions of Armenia | ||
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| Marzer (մարզէր) | Aragatsotn · Ararat · Armavir · Gegharkunik · Kotayk · Lori · Shirak · Syunik · Tavush · Vayots Dzor | |
| City with special status | Yerevan (capital) | |
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