Ani
ruined medieval Armenian city in Kars, Turkey, and UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Summary
Ani is an ancient city[1]. Ani ranks in the top 2% of ancient city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,304 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kars Province[3]
- Country: Turkey[4], Bagratid Armenia[5], Byzantine Empire[6], Ottoman Empire[7], Safavid Iran[8], Russian Empire[9]
- Located in or next to body of water: Akhurian River[10]
- Instance of: archaeological site[11], tourist attraction[12], fortress[13]
- Official language: Armenian[14]
- Commons category: Ani[15]
- Has part(s): Cathedral of Ani[16], Church of the Holy Redeemer of Ani[17], Church of Saint Gregory of Abughamrents[18], Church of Saint Gregory of Gagkashen[19], Church of Saint Gregory of Tigran Honents[20], Church of the Holy Apostles of Ani[21], Monastery of the Virgins[22], Menüçehr Mosque[23]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1319[24]
- Located in/on physical feature: Eastern Anatolia Region[25]
- Significant event: earthquake[26], Siege of Ani[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ani[28]
- Commons gallery: Ani[29]
- Described at URL: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/ani-ruiny-byvaleho-hlavneho-mesta-armenskej-rise/[30]
- Population: 150,000[31], 75,000[32]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire[35], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[38], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[39]
- Capital of: Bagratid Armenia[40], Iberia[41]
- Affiliation: Museum Directorate of Kars[42]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[43]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ani[44]
- Area: 250.7 ha[45], 432.45 ha[46]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[47], (iii)[48], (iv)[49]
- State of conservation: preserved[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ani include Ani[51], a female given name[52] and Ani Plaza Hotel[53], a hotel[54], in Armenia[55], founded in 1970[56].
Why It Matters
Ani has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Ani is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Ani include Ani[51], a female given name[52] and Ani Plaza Hotel[53], a hotel[54], in Armenia[55], founded in 1970[56].