Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
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How it came to be
Haghpat and Sanahin are two monasteries above the valley of the Debed in the Lori region of northern Armenia. In the 10th and 11th centuries Sanahin was the administrative centre and burial place of the Kyurikian Bagratids and was known for its school of illuminators and calligraphers. Its Church of St Astvatsatsin dates from 928-944 and its Church of the Saviour from 957-966.
Haghpat was founded in 976 by Queen Khosrovanush, wife of King Ashot III. Its oldest church, St Nshan, was built between 976 and 991 by the architect Trdat, and a narthex was added in the 1220s. The belfry of 1245 is the earliest of its type.
A library, refectory and chapels were added in the 13th century, and the cross-stone known as Amenaprkich has stood since 1273. A 13th-century stone bridge across the Debed gorge is part of the property. The monasteries were inscribed in 1996, with the boundaries revised in 2000.
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