Getting there
342 m above the Debed river, which runs 1.3 km away in a straight line.
| From | Road distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadzor | 52.1 km | 57 min |
| Alaverdi | 6.8 km | 9 min |
| Stepanavan | 46.2 km | 48 min |
| Yerevan | 167.3 km | 2 h 56 min |
| Tbilisi | 118.3 km | 2 h 14 min |
Details
- Type
- Church
- Where
- Sanahin
- Elevation
- 1,039 m
- Denomination
- Armenian apostolic
Light
Golden hour is when the sun is less than 6° above the horizon — the warm light for photos. In deep gorges the sun leaves the valley floor earlier.
Photos taken nearby
From Wikimedia Commons, within 1 km. Click a photo for its author and licence.
Weather at Saint Hakob Church
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Sights nearby
- Chasovnya Sv. ArutyunAttraction 50 m same level
- ZakaryanTomb 50 m same level
- All-Saviors Church (Amenaprkich), SanahinChurch 100 m same level
- St. Gregory Chapel, SanahinChurch 100 m same level
- KyurikyansTomb 100 m same level
- Academy of SanahinChurch 100 m same level
Nature nearby
Stay nearby
- KarnelHotel 50 m same level
- Pottery House SanahinGuesthouse 250 m 40 m lower
- Sanahin Bridge Lounge HotelHotel 1.1 km 53 m lower
- Mini House HostelHostel 1.2 km 50 m lower
- Hotel in SanahinHotel 1.3 km 53 m lower
Eat nearby
- Hatsi TunCafe 250 m 38 m lower
- Mkrtchyan'sCafe 1.0 km 40 m lower
- Restaurant in SanahinRestaurant 1.1 km 31 m lower
- Cafe in SanahinCafe 1.1 km 31 m lower
- PegasRestaurant 1.2 km 342 m lower
Services nearby
- Mini MarketConvenience store 950 m 59 m lower
- ACBAATM 950 m 56 m lower
- HayPost 1705Post office 1000 m 43 m lower
- Mini MarketConvenience store 1.0 km 43 m lower
- Mini MarketConvenience store 1.0 km 56 m lower
- SanahinBus station 1.0 km 43 m lower
Distances in the "nearby" lists are straight-line; the height difference shows how much climbing a short distance can hide here.

