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    Dynamite Threatens Ancient City of Ani

    Zaman
    10.03.2004 Sunday

    Detonations at Armenian stone quarries damaged some of the ruins
    located in the 6000-year-old city of Ani on the Turkish-Armenian
    border.

    Sabit Osman Avci, who is President of the Protection of Historical
    Heritage Foundation and a former Speaker of the Turkish Parliament
    (TBMM), conducted studies in the region. Avci said that up until two
    years ago there was onlyone stone quarry in the region; now the number
    is eight. He warned that the dynamite being detonated at these
    quarries damaged the ancient city of Ani.

    "They [Armenians] clamor that Turkey destroys Ani," explained
    Avci. "Here are the stone quarries. The dynamite exploded in these
    quarries causes serious damage to the standing buildings in Ani over
    the course of time. The stone quarries in question should be closed."

    The ancient ruins of Ani are among the 100 historical works that need
    to be protected in the world. The ancient city was a great center of
    trade and is mentioned in records of the Silk Road from the Middle
    Ages.

    Examples of Sasani, Arabic, Armenian, and Seljuk architecture can be
    found among the Ani ruins. Ani is home to the first Turkish mosque
    built in Anatolia, Ebul Menucehr. Members of the Seljuk Dynasty built
    the mosque in 1072.

    10.03.2004
    Kars, aa
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