Official Name: | Haghpat |
Native Name: | Հաղպատ |
Pushpin Map: | Armenia |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Lori |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 668 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 41.095°N 44.7103°W |
Elevation M: | 1000 |
Haghpat (hy|Հաղպատ) is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia, located near the city of Alaverdi and the state border with Georgia.
The village is notable for Haghpat Monastery, a medieval monastery complex founded in the 10th century, and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1996 along with nearby Sanahin Monastery.
The village lies on a dissected plateau, a large flat area dissected by deep "cracks" formed by rivers, including the river Debed. The villages of Sanahin and Akner, as well as a part of Alaverdi, lie in plain view on neighbouring sections of the plateau. However, a steep and long descent to and ascent from the river is required to travel to them.