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Ani

Ani (Armenian: Անի; Ancient Greek: Ἄνιον, romanized: Ánion; Latin: Abnicum) is a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars, next to the closed border with Armenia.

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Owner
Kingdom of Armenia (Middle Ages)
Location
Ocaklı (nearest settlement), Kars Province, Turkey
Abandoned
17th century
Built
5th century (first mentioned)
Criteria
ii, iii, iv
Cultures
Armenian (predominantly)

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Edges200
Triples478
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 86
Ani → Académie, AIBL, An Architectural, An Mil, Anagramme Editions, Ancient Times, Anii, Archeological Survey, Armenia, Armenian, Armenian Architecture, Arménie, Ashkharbek, Atlas, Augé, Baladian, Belles-Lettres, Brosset, Capital, Capitale
related to Bagratuni capital · 45
Ani → Ani's, Arabs, Armenia, Armenia's, Armenian, Armenian Bagratuni, Armenian Catholicosate, Arsharunik, Artsakh, Ashot, Ashot III, Ashot Msaker, Bagaran, Bagratuni, Bagratuni Armenia, By, Caliphate, Cathedral, Edessa, Hakob Manandyan
related to Mongol capture and decline · 41
Ani → Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, After, Anushirwan, Armenia, Armenian, Armenians, Avag, Avag Zakarian, Avag's, Bagrat, Chaghatai, Chobanids, During Mongol, Egarslan Bakurtsikheli, First, Following, From, George, Georgia, Georgians
related to Bibliography · 24
Ani → Architectural Historians, Archived, Columbia University Press, Commissars, Contest, Cultural Heritage, From Kings, Heghnar Zeitlian, ISBN, Journal, JSTOR, Medieval City, Merchants, New York, October, Panossian, Preserving, Priests, Razmik, Reconciliation
related to External links · 23
Ani → American Center, AniWorld Monuments Fund/Turkish Ministry, Armenian Cathedral, Armenian Cathedral360 Degree Virtual, Armenian CathedralVirtual Ani, BBC, Culture Ani Cathedral, Culture Church, Degree Virtual Tour Ani, Detailed, Holy Savior/Redeemer, January, July, March, Media, Monuments Fund/Turkish Ministry, Research, The, The Ancient Ghost City, The Atlantic
related to Seljuks and Shaddadids · 20
Ani → Alp Arslan, An, Armenian, Bagratuni, Christian, Christian Kingdom, Georgia, In, Jawzi, Muslim Kurdish, Seljuk, Seljuks, Shaddadid, Shaddadids, Sibt, The, The Georgians, The Shaddadids, Turkish, Whenever
related to The church of St Gregory of Tigran Honents · 20
Ani → Armenian, Byzantine, Christ, Christianity, Georgian, Georgians, Illuminator, In, It, Its, Life, Nino, Ornate, Saint Gregory, St, Such, The, This, Tigran Honents, Zakarians
related to Since 1991 · 19
Ani → After, Armenia, Armenian, Foreign Affairs, From, Frommer's, Haykadzor, Kharkov, Lonely Planet, Ministry, Permission, Republic, Russian, Shirak Province, Soviet Union, The, Today, Turkey, Yerevan
related to Modern times · 18
Ani → Armenian, Armenians, Emergency, European, Georgian, In, Large, Marr's, Minuchihr, Nicholas Marr, Ohannes Kurkdjian, Ottoman Empire's Kars, Petersburg Academy, Russian Empire's Transcaucasia, Sciences, St, The, This
related to Location · 17
Ani → Across, Akhurian River, Araks River, Armenia, Armenian, Bostanlar, It, Kars, Kharkov, Shirak Province, The, The Akhurian, Tsaghkotsadzor, Turkey, Turkey's, Turkey-Armenia, Turkish

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armenian city armenia church site century world kars one turkey bagratuni also turkish many heritage kingdom part architecture buildings unesco

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AniAbandoned17th century1.00infobox
AniBuilt5th century (first mentioned)1.00infobox
AniCriteriaii, iii, iv1.00infobox
AniCulturesArmenian (predominantly)1.00infobox
AniDesignated2016 (40th session)1.00infobox
AniLocationOcaklı (nearest settlement), Kars Province, Turkey1.00infobox
AniOfficial nameArchaeological Site of Ani1.00infobox
AniOwnerKingdom of Armenia (Middle Ages)1.00infobox
AniPeriodsMiddle Ages1.00infobox
AniReference no.15181.00infobox
AniRegionArmenian highlands1.00infobox
AniRegionEurope and North America1.00infobox
AniTypeSettlement1.00infobox
AniTypeCultural1.00infobox
Aniis awidely recognized cultural0.90text
Aniis asacred place which needs ongoing protection0.90text
Aniis apotential model for the improvement of the contemporary international relations in the region0.90text
Aniis aflat-topped hill once known as Midjnaberd0.90text
Aniis acave church with frescos on its surviving walls and ceiling.Panorama.mw-parser-output .wide-image-normbg0.90text
Aniis acave church with frescos on its surviving walls and ceiling0.90text

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