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Alaverdi
For the monastery, see Alaverdi Monastery.
In Georgian culture, the alaverdi is the person granted the right to speak right after the toastmaster, see Tamada.
Alaverdi (, ), is a town in the Lori Province at the northeastern part of Armenia, near the border with Georgia. It is located at the only direct rail link between Armenia and Georgia. Situated at the bottom of the Debed river gorge, Alaverdi is an important commercial and industrial centre in northern Armenia.
As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 13,343, down from 26,300 reported in 1989.