Lori Province

Northern Lori as seen from Pushkin Pass

Lori Լոռի
Location
Information
Capital	Vanadzor
Governor	Aram Kocharyan
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

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Lori (Armenian: Լոռի) is a province (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 and the well-preserved Akhtala monastery, where Armenians, Georgians, and Greeks make an annual pilgrimage on September 20-21.^[1]

It was affected severely from the 1988 Spitak earthquake.

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.

Lori borders the following marzer:

• Tavush - east
• Kotayk - southeast
• Aragatsotn - southwest
• Shirak - west

Communities

The province of Lori consists of the following 113 communities (hamaynkner), of which 8 (bold in the table) are considered urban and 105 are considered rural.^[2] The division below is by raion, the administrative subdivisions of Armenia before 1995.

References

• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

1. ^ Tadevosyan, Aghasi (2007). Historical Monuments of Armenia: Akhtala. Yerevan, Armenia: "Var" Center for Cultural Initiatives. ISBN 978-99941-2-070-3. 
2. ^ "RA Lori Marz". Marzes of the Republic of Armenia in Figures, 2002-2006. National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. 2007. http://www.armstat.am/file/article/marz_07_e_28.pdf. 

See also

• Kingdom of Lori

External links

• Map of Lori
• Lori Marz Tourist Guide
• Lori official site

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Coordinates: 40°55′N 44°30′E / 40.917°N 44.5°E / 40.917; 44.5