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  • ANKARA: Work Ongoing To Put Ani On UNESCO Heritage List

    WORK ONGOING TO PUT ANI ON UNESCO HERITAGE LIST

    Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
    March 2 2015

    KARS - Anadolu Agency

    Restorations will continue this year at the ancient site of Ani,
    on Turkey's border with Armenia, where new artifacts are continuing
    to come to light

    Work is continuing at the ancient ruins of Ani, a 5,000-year-old
    Armenian city located on the Turkish-Armenian border in the eastern
    province of Kars, with an eye on including the site on UNESCO's World
    Heritage List.

    Work has been continuing at Ani, which has been home to many
    civilizations throughout history and is today a major draw for tourists
    in the area, with the support of Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry.

    Ani is located 40 kilometers from the city of Kars, where tourists
    usually base themselves during trips to visit the remote site.

    Local Culture and Tourism Director Hakan Doganay said salvage
    excavations in Ani would be headed this year by Pamukkale University
    Classical Archaeology Department Professor Fahriye Bayram.

    Doganay said projects regarding the restoration of the ancient city's
    walls have now been finished, with an eye to including Ani on the
    UNESCO's heritage list.

    "[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," he said.

    "We will also bring over 21 new artifacts from various cultures,
    making the best use of cultural heritage in our region," Doganay
    added. "Ani is a treasure for us that should be included in the UNESCO
    World Heritage List."

    Ani, which occupies 78 hectares of land and is surrounded by
    4,500-meter-long ramparts, was once the capital of a medieval Armenian
    kingdom that covered much of present-day Armenia and eastern Turkey.

    Ani is protected on its eastern side by a ravine formed by the Akhurian
    River and on its western side by the Bostanlar or Tzaghkotzadzor
    Balley. The Akhurian is a branch of the Aras River and forms part of
    the current border between Turkey and Armenia.

    Dubbed the "City of 1,001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes,
    and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were
    among the most technically and artistically advanced structures in
    the world at the time, according to specialists.

    March/02/2015

    http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/work-ongoing-to-put-ani-on-unesco-heritage-list-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=79072&NewsCatID=375

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