page_title: Lori Province
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Lori Province / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Sverdlov St. George Church in Armenia This is a photo of a monument in Armenia identified by the ID 7.101/7
context_page_description: Lori, is a province of Armenia. It is located in the north of the country, bordering Georgia. Vanadzor is the capital and largest city of the province. Other important towns include Stepanavan, Alaverdi, and Spitak. It is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Haghpat and Sanahin monasteries and the well-preserved Akhtala monastery, where Armenians, Georgians, and Greeks make an annual pilgrimage on September 20–21.
  The province was heavily damaged during the 1988 Armenian earthquake.
  The province is served by the Stepanavan Airport.
context_section_description: Between the 11th and 13th centuries, the monasteries of Haghpat, Sanahin, Kobayr and Bardzrakash in Dsegh served as centers of Armenian culture, theology and science. Scholars such as Hovhannes Imastaser, Grigor Tuteordi, Davit Kobayretsi, Grigor Magistros worked in these monasteries.
  The House-museum of Hovhannes Tumanyan in Dsegh is among the notable cultural structures in Lori.
caption: Saint George Church of Sverdlov
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