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Administrative Center of Lori region – Vanadzor<\/em><\/p>\n

Territory- 3798 km2<\/sup>
\nCity communities \u2013 8
\nVillage Communities \u2013 122
\nPopulation\u00a0 -234.7<\/p>\n

Ethnic composition<\/em><\/p>\n

Armenians -97 %
\nRussians \u2013 1.5 %
\nGreeks \u2013 1 %
\nOther nations \u2013 ( Yezids, Kurds, Assyrians) \u2013 0,5 %<\/p>\n

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Lori Region is the third one by its size and the amount of the population, it occupies the 12.7 % of the territory of RA. The region is situated in the northern part of Armenia. The railway of Tbilisi-Yerevan passes through Lori. Lori Region includes cities such as Spitak, Stepanavan, Alaverdi, Akhtala and so on. The administrative center is Vanadzor.
\nThe highest peak from the sea level is Achqasar Mountain (3196m), the lowest point is the territory of lower stream of Debed River (380m).\u00a0 The mountain ranges of \u00a0Javakhq, Bazum, Pambak, Gugarats, Virahayots and Halab pass trough Lori Region. From the gorges Lori and Pambak gorges can be separated. The main river of the region is Debed with its feeders Dzoraget, Martsaget and Pambak. Lori is also rich with mineral springs.
\nThe region is known with its humid climate.<\/p>\n\n

Hiking and Trekking in Armenia<\/h2>\n\n

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Administrative Center of Lori region – Vanadzor Territory- 3798 km2 City communities \u2013 8 Village Communities \u2013 122 Population\u00a0 -234.7 Ethnic composition Armenians -97 % Russians \u2013 1.5 % Greeks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[193],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ra-regions"],"yoast_head":"\nLori Region - Regions of Armenia - Armenian Geographic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lori Region is the third one by its size and the amount of the population. 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