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Turkey Continues its Efforts to Include Ani in UNESCO’s World Heritage List

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Turkey continues its efforts to include the ancient ruins of Ani in UNESCO’s World Heritage List. For this purpose the Turkish authorities initiated restoration works of the ancient city’s walls, which according to Local Culture and Tourism Director Hakan Doğanay have already finished.

"Ani may enter the UNESCO list during the meeting to be held in Oslo in 2016. We predict that 2015-2016 will be the years of Kars and the ancient ruins of Ani. The Culture and Tourism Ministry has provided us with great support on this issue," - Doğanay said.

Ani – some call it the City of 1001 Churches, is a historic Armenian city. Between 961 and 1045 it was the capital of the Bagratuni Armenian Kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey.


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