Alaverdi
E446332
Alaverdi is a small industrial town in northern Armenia known for its historic copper mining industry and its location in the Debed River gorge near several UNESCO-listed monasteries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alaverdi canonical | 2 |
| town of Alaverdi | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | urban community in Lori Province ⓘ |
| climate | continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Lori Marz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase |
metallurgy
ⓘ
mining and related services ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 750–800 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
industrial plants along the river
ⓘ
steep valley settlement pattern ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | industrial architecture ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
copper smelting
ⓘ
mining ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Debed River gorge landscapes
ⓘ
medieval Armenian monasteries ⓘ |
| hasNearbyUNESCOSite | Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | copper extraction since the 18th–19th centuries ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfGrowth | Soviet era ⓘ |
| industrialPlant | Alaverdi Copper Smelter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Soviet-era metallurgy
ⓘ
copper mining industry ⓘ industrial heritage ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Armenian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Debed River gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lori Province NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Armenia ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Haghpat Monastery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanahin Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorder | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Debed Canyon cultural landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river | Debed River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport |
M6 highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railway connection to Georgia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.