Ani is a Medieval Armenian city in Turkey located on the banks of Akhurian River. It was settled around 3000BC and has joined the ranks of other world cultural heritage sites by being recognized by UNESCO in 2016.
The ancient village is set near a natural gorge which is the border between Turkey and Armenia making it an ideal place to defend and became one of the most important centers of the Silk Road.
Ani has been given the rank of a First Degree Archaeological Conservation Site placing the property under the protection of Turkey’s National Law No. 2863 for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Properties and must have approval from the Kars Regional Council for the Protection of Cultural Assets.
What made Ani so exceptional were the vast building projects completed over the years by both Muslim and Christian rulers and its remarkable number of churches.
During the period when Armenian rulers controlled the city, it was known as the “The City of 1,001 Churches”, according to bbc.com. While there were not quite that many churches at least forty places of worship have been found so far.
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