Lori Province

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.^[1]

Lori Լոռի
Province
Lori Province
Lori Province admeenistration in Vanadzor
Coat airms
Location o Lori athin Armenie
Coordinates: 40°55′N 44°30′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:

• Tavush - east
• Kotayk - sootheast
• Aragatsotn - soothwast
• Shirak - wast

Commonties

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.^[2] The diveesion belaw is bi raion, the admeenistrative subdiveesions o Armenie afore 1995.

Alaverdi	Vanadzor	Spitak	Stepanavan	Tashir
Ahnidzor Akhtala Akori Alaverdi Ardvi Arevatsag Atan Aygehat Chochkan Dsegh Haghpat Hagvi Jiliza Kachachkut Karinj Karkop Karmir Aghek Lorut Marts Mets Ayrum Mghart Neghots Odzun Shamlugh Shamut Shnogh Teghut Tsaghkashat Tsater Tumanyan	Antaramut Arjut Aznvadzor Bazum Chkalov Darpas Debet Dzoraget Dzoragyugh Fioletovo Gazanabutsakan p.t.k. Gugark Halavar Karaberd Lermontov Lernapat Margahovit Pambak Shahumyan Vahagnadzor Vahagni Vanadzor Yeghegnut	Arevashogh Geghasar Ghursal Gogaran Hartagyugh Jrashen Karadzor Katnajur Khnkoyan Lernantsk Lernavan Lusaghbyur Mets Parni Nor Khachakap Sarahart Saralanj Saramej Shenavan Shirakamut Spitak Tsaghkaber	Agarak Amrakits Bovadzor Gargar Gyulagarak Hobardz Hovnanadzor Katnaghbyur Koghes Kurtan Lejan Lori Berd Privolnoye Pushkino Saratovka Stepanavan Sverdlov Urasar Urut Vardablur Yaghdan	Apaven Artsni Blagodarnoye Dashtadem Dzoramut Dzyunashogh Katnarat Lernahovit Medovka Meghvahovit Metsavan Mikhayelovka Norashen Novoseltsovo Paghaghbyur Petrovka Sarchapet Tashir

Gallery

• Lori
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  Northren Lori as seen frae Pushkin Pass
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  Vanadzor kintraside
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  Akhtala monastery
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  Stepanavan Dendropark
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  Fioletovo veelage