Ani (ruins)

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Ani (ruins) is the archaeological site of a once-flourishing medieval Armenian city, famed for its impressive churches and fortifications near the modern Turkish-Armenian border.

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Ani ruins 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
medieval city ruins
abandonedByCentury 18th century
associatedDynasty Bagratuni (Bagratid) dynasty
linked to: Bagratuni dynasty
builderOfCityWalls King Smbat II
conqueredBy Byzantine Empire
Georgian Kingdom
linked to: Kingdom of Georgia

Mongols
linked to: Mongol

Seljuk Turks
linked to: Seljuk Empire
coordinate 39.573°N 43.576°E
country Turkey
currentManagement Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
declinedInCentury 14th century
devastatedBy earthquake of 1319
distanceToKars about 42 kilometres southeast
elevation about 1,340 metres above sea level
excavatedBy Nikolai Marr
flourishedInCentury 10th century
11th century
foundedInCentury 5th century
hasArchitecturalStyle Armenian medieval architecture
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasNotableStructure Cathedral of Ani
Church of Saint Gregory of Tigran Honents
Church of Saint Gregory of the Abughamrents
Church of the Holy Apostles
Church of the Redeemer
Minuchihr Mosque
bridge ruins over the Akhurian River
city walls of Ani
fortifications of Ani
palace of the Bagratid kings
heritageSignificance outstanding example of medieval Armenian urbanism and church architecture
knownAs City of 1001 Churches
City of 40 Gates
linked to: City of Forty Gates
locatedIn Kars Province
locatedInHistoricalRegion Historical Armenia
Vaspurakan and Ayrarat regions of Greater Armenia
linked to: Greater Armenia
locatedNear Turkish–Armenian border
locatedOn Akhurian River
linked to: Akhuryan River

trade routes between Byzantium and the Middle East
majorExcavationsPeriod 1892–1917
materialUsed tuff stone
nearbyCity Kars
openToPublic yes
partOf Silk Roads network
linked to: Silk Road routes
populationPeakApprox 100000 to 200000 inhabitants
UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural
UNESCOSiteCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
UNESCOSiteId 1518
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2016
wasCapitalFrom 961
wasCapitalOf Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia
linked to: Bagratid Armenia
wasCapitalUntil 1045

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Asian Turkey containsCity Ani (ruins)
Akhurian River gorge hasNearbySettlement Ani ruins
linked to: Ani (ruins)