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ARTICLE OF "ZAMAN" DOES NOT MENTION FACT OF ANI'S BELONGING TO ARMENIA
ISTANBUL, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Turkish
newspaper "Zaman" published an article about Ani's ruins, noting that
the number of tourists to Ani is increasing. According to the
artcicle's author Murat Kapani, it is conditioned by the fact that
tourists who want to visit Ani no longer need permission of the
military authorities. Recently the General Staff approved a decision
made by the Council of Ministers, according to which the requirement
that tourists to Ani shall have a visa has been canceled. Those
applying for a visa were to go through quite a tiring procedure, for
which reason many were reluctant to visit Ani. Now everyone is allowed
to make a trip across this 7- sq. km area with 10 churches, a palace,
two mosques, a bridge and a land plot which dates back to 5th century
BC. According to the article, about 15 thousand local and foreign
tourists visited Ani ruins last year. This number is expected to reach
30 thousand in 2005. The article wrote about numerous tribes that
popoulated Ani, but did not say a single word that the city had
belonged to Armenia. In the article, mentions can be found about
Moscques of Menucheh and Ebul Muhammeral, Churches of Kechel and St
Astvatsatsin Mayr (Fethie Mosque). The Armenian newspaper "Marmara"
(Istanbul) reminded that the city of Ani was built on the bank of the
River Arpacha (Akhurian) and belonged to the Kamsarakans, from whom it
was transferred to the Bagratids (Bagratuni) at the end of the 8th
century. In 961, the King Ashot III was crowned by Catholicos and the
capital of Aemenia was moved to Ani, with fortresses being bult there
and the city population demobilized. In 989, the King Ambat II built a
second row of fortresses. The Byzantians annexed in 1045 the kingdom
of the Bagratunis, and in 1064 the Seljuk ruler Alpaslan captured Ani.
ISTANBUL, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Turkish
newspaper "Zaman" published an article about Ani's ruins, noting that
the number of tourists to Ani is increasing. According to the
artcicle's author Murat Kapani, it is conditioned by the fact that
tourists who want to visit Ani no longer need permission of the
military authorities. Recently the General Staff approved a decision
made by the Council of Ministers, according to which the requirement
that tourists to Ani shall have a visa has been canceled. Those
applying for a visa were to go through quite a tiring procedure, for
which reason many were reluctant to visit Ani. Now everyone is allowed
to make a trip across this 7- sq. km area with 10 churches, a palace,
two mosques, a bridge and a land plot which dates back to 5th century
BC. According to the article, about 15 thousand local and foreign
tourists visited Ani ruins last year. This number is expected to reach
30 thousand in 2005. The article wrote about numerous tribes that
popoulated Ani, but did not say a single word that the city had
belonged to Armenia. In the article, mentions can be found about
Moscques of Menucheh and Ebul Muhammeral, Churches of Kechel and St
Astvatsatsin Mayr (Fethie Mosque). The Armenian newspaper "Marmara"
(Istanbul) reminded that the city of Ani was built on the bank of the
River Arpacha (Akhurian) and belonged to the Kamsarakans, from whom it
was transferred to the Bagratids (Bagratuni) at the end of the 8th
century. In 961, the King Ashot III was crowned by Catholicos and the
capital of Aemenia was moved to Ani, with fortresses being bult there
and the city population demobilized. In 989, the King Ambat II built a
second row of fortresses. The Byzantians annexed in 1045 the kingdom
of the Bagratunis, and in 1064 the Seljuk ruler Alpaslan captured Ani.