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Ani, the Ghost City of a thousand and one churches in Turkey

New Delhi: Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars, near the border with Armenia.The city is located on a triangular site, visually dramatic and naturally defensive, protected on

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: January 28, 2014 7:54 IST


In its heyday it was a metropolis which rivalled Constantinople, Cairo or Baghdad as a center of culture and enterprise.  

Although it was never on traditional trade routes its sheer size and power commanded visits by merchants from all directions.  

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