Lori

Lori Լոռի
Location

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Capital	Vanadzor
Governor	Henrik Kochinyan
Area Total - Water (%)	Ranked 3^rd 3,789 km² Negligible
Population - Total (2002) - Density	Ranked 4^th 253,351 66.8/km²
Abbreviations - Postal code - ISO 3166-2 - FIPS 10-4	1701-2117 AM.LO AM06
Website	lori.region.am

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Lori (Armenian: Լոռի) is one of the provinces (marz) of Armenia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Georgia. Its capital is Vanadzor and Stepanavan is its second largest city. It is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Haghpat and Sanahin.

Lori is the birthplace of several famous Armenians including musician Harutyun Sayatyan (better known as Sayat-Nova), poet Hovhannes Tumanyan, Soviet aircraft designer Artem Mikoyan, and Soviet statesman Anastas Mikoyan.

The region was affected severely from the 1988 Spitak earthquake.

Lori borders the following marzer:

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v • d • e Administrative divisions of Armenia
Marzer (մարզէր)	Aragatsotn · Ararat · Armavir · Gegharkunik · Kotayk · Lori · Shirak · Syunik · Tavush · Vayots Dzor
City with special status	Yerevan (capital)