Ani, the fortified ancient kingdom of Armenia founded more than 1,600 years ago is a UNESCO site. It was an important trade route along the Silk Road and conquered by Byzantines, Ottomans Turks, nomadic Kurds, Georgians, and Russians. Today it is in Turkey’s Kars province.
2 walls protected the kingdom.
Akhurian River separating Ani in Eastern Turkey from Armenia
We could see the border control in Armenia from Ani
Remains of the bridge over the Akhurian River used by the Silk Road merchants
Ani was known as the land of 1,000 churches
Zoomed in photo of the ruins of a church on the Armenian side
Church in the process of restoration
Ruins of merchant shops on each side of a road in Ani
Mount Ararat where Noah’s ark supposedly landed,
We were very close to the Iran border when we saw Mt. Ararat
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