15.000 Tourists Visit Ani City
JTW
19 August 2005
KARS (JTW) - When Turkish government opened Ani region to civilian activities, the 5.000-years-old historical town lured thousands of tourists. More than 15,000 tourists visit Ani in a year. Ani is one of the oldest Turkish towns and home of the first Seljuki Mosque Ebul Menucehr Camii (1071).
Ministry of Culture expects more than 20.000 visitors to Ani in 2005.
Ani is an important town for the Armenians as well. There are 10 historical churches in Ani region.
Ani is very close to Turkey-Armenia border.
{To learn more aout Ani and the fate of Armenian monuments in Turkey please click here-1 , here-2, here-3, here-4 and here-5}
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
19 August 2005
KARS (JTW) - When Turkish government opened Ani region to civilian activities, the 5.000-years-old historical town lured thousands of tourists. More than 15,000 tourists visit Ani in a year. Ani is one of the oldest Turkish towns and home of the first Seljuki Mosque Ebul Menucehr Camii (1071).
Ministry of Culture expects more than 20.000 visitors to Ani in 2005.
Ani is an important town for the Armenians as well. There are 10 historical churches in Ani region.
Ani is very close to Turkey-Armenia border.
{To learn more aout Ani and the fate of Armenian monuments in Turkey please click here-1 , here-2, here-3, here-4 and here-5}
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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