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Postcards from the Transition

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Tag: Alaverdi

Armenia, Religious1 Comment

Monasteries and MiGs, Sanahin Side.

October 24, 2013July 29, 2015 Rich McClear

The Drive from Yerevan to Tbilisi is through the Debed Canyon that runs north from Vanadzor to the border.  The canyon has decaying industrial towns at its base and soaring monasteries, surrounded by traditional villages, on its peaks.  Armenia has … Continue reading Monasteries and MiGs, Sanahin Side.

Armenia, Religious1 Comment

Monasteries and MiGs, Haghpat Side.

October 24, 2013July 29, 2015 Rich McClear

Haghpat Monastery looks across the Debed Valley at the Sanahin Monastery.  In the valley in the middle sits the industrial town of Alaverdi.  The Alaverdi region is famous for its monasteries and its Soviet heroes.   It is the home of … Continue reading Monasteries and MiGs, Haghpat Side.

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