Getting there
270 m above the Debed river, which runs 700 m away in a straight line.
| From | Road distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadzor | 50.7 km | 54 min |
| Alaverdi | 5.5 km | 7 min |
| Stepanavan | 44.9 km | 45 min |
| Yerevan | 165.9 km | 2 h 54 min |
| Tbilisi | 117 km | 2 h 12 min |
Details
- Type
- Village
- Where
- Debed Canyon
- Elevation
- 987 m
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 Sanahin
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Sights nearby
- Chapel of St. SarkisChurch 600 m 113 m higher
- Sanahin BridgeBridge 800 m 282 m lower
- Sanahin bridgeAttraction 800 m 282 m lower
- National Museum of Armenia(Alaverdi Branch)Museum 850 m 269 m lower
- Grigor Tuteordu memorialKhachkar / wayside cross 900 m 46 m higher
- Mikoyan Brothers MuseumMuseum 900 m same level
- Gavit (Mother of God), SanahinChurch 900 m 46 m higher
- Gavit (All-Saviors), SanahinChurch 950 m 46 m higher
- Holy Mother of God Church, SanahinChurch 950 m 46 m higher
- Academy of SanahinChurch 950 m 46 m higher
Nature nearby
Stay nearby
- Sanahin Bridge Lounge HotelHotel 50 m same level
- Mini House HostelHostel 150 m same level
- Hotel in SanahinHotel 350 m same level
- LalvarHotel 850 m 281 m lower
- Pottery House SanahinGuesthouse 950 m same level
- Vallex GardenHotel 1.0 km 265 m lower
- KarnelHotel 1.1 km 32 m higher
- Parisi B&B in AlaverdiGuesthouse 1.2 km 231 m lower
- Armbee HotelGuesthouse 1.3 km 83 m lower
- Guest House In AlaverdiGuesthouse 1.5 km 168 m lower
Eat nearby
- Mkrtchyan'sCafe 100 m same level
- Restaurant in SanahinRestaurant 200 m same level
- Cafe in SanahinCafe 200 m same level
- Mendz EnCafe 550 m 46 m lower
- Cafe in AlaverdiCafe 650 m 40 m lower
- FloraRestaurant 700 m 262 m lower
- Hatsi TunCafe 800 m same level
- VaneniCafe 850 m 278 m lower
- Cafe in SanahinCafe 850 m 277 m lower
- Cafe in SanahinCafe 850 m 277 m lower
Services nearby
- Mini MarketConvenience store 50 m same level
- SanahinBus station 50 m same level
- Mini MarketConvenience store 50 m same level
- HayPost 1705Post office 50 m same level
- Mini MarketConvenience store 50 m same level
- Dzavaryans' SupermarketMarket 50 m same level
Distances in the "nearby" lists are straight-line; the height difference shows how much climbing a short distance can hide here.