Lori (Armenie: Լոռի) is a province (marz) o Armenie.
It is in the north o the kintra, borderin Georgie. Its caipital is Vanadzor an Stepanavan is its seicont lairgest ceety. It is hame tae the UNESCO Warld Heritage Steids o Haghpat an Sanahin an the well-preservit Akhtala monastery, whaur Armenies, Georgies, an Greeks mak an annual pilgrimage on September 20-21.
Lori Լոռի | |
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Lori Province | |
Lori Province admeenistration in Vanadzor | |
Location o Lori athin Armenie | |
Coordinates: 40°55′N 44°30′E / 40.917°N 44.500°E | |
Kintra | Armenie |
Caipital | Vanadzor |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Aram Kocharyan |
Area | |
• Total | 3789 km2 (1,463 sq mi) |
Area rank | 3rd |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 253,351 |
• Rank | 4t |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+04 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+05 |
Postal code | 1701-2117 |
ISO 3166 code | AM.LO |
FIPS 10-4 | AM06 |
Website | offeecial wabsteid |
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It wis affectit severely bi the 1988 Spitak yirdquauk.
Lori is the birthplace o several famous Armenies includin muisicker Harutyun Sayatyan (better kent as Sayat-Nova), poet Hovhannes Tumanyan, Soviet aircraft designer Artem Mikoyan, an Soviet statesman Anastas Mikoyan.
Lori borders the follaein marzer:
The province o Lori consists o the follaein 113 commonties (hamaynkner), o which 8 (bauld in the table) are considered urban an 105 are considered rural. The diveesion belaw is bi raion, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995.
Alaverdi | Vanadzor | Spitak | Stepanavan | Tashir |
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