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Sanahin Monastery is an Armenian monastery founded in the 10th century in the Lori Province of Armenia. The name Sanahin literally translates from Armenian as "this one is older than that one", presumably representing a claim to having an older monastery than the neighbouring Haghpat Monastery. The two villages and their monasteries are similar in many ways, and lie in plain view of each other on a dissected plateau formation, separated by a deep "crack" formed by a small river flowing into the Debed river. As with Haghpat, Sanahin is frequented by an increasing number of tourists, due to its recent inclusion on the itineraries of numerous Armenian tour agencies, the beauty of its monastery complex matching that of Haghpat's. The complex belongs to the Armenian Apostolic Church with numerous khachkars (stones with elaborate engravings representing a cross) and bishop gravesites scattered throughout it. ==Gallery== Image:Sanahin-St_Gregory.jpg|St. Gregory chapel Image:Sanahin-Library.jpg|The monastery's library File:Sanahin-external-view.jpg|View of the Sanahin Monestery, Armenia Image:Sanahin Salvador 2.jpg| Image:Sanahin - Detail.jpg|Khatchkar detail at the monastery Image:Sanahin monastery.jpg|Monastery interior File:Sanahin Interior4.jpg|Interior of Sanahin Monastery, Armenia File:Sanahin-Internal-View.jpg|Interior of Sanahin Monastery, Armenia File:Sanahin-Interior2.jpg|Interior of Sanahin Monastery, Armenia File:Sanahin Interior3.jpg|Interior of Sanahin Monastery, Armenia Image:Sanahin monastery manuscript.jpg|16th-century manuscript from the monastery, Czartoryski Museum Image:Map of Haghpat.gif|Road map of the area around Haghpat and Sanahin monasteries 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sanahin Monastery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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