ghost town

'Ani did not lie along any previously important trade routes, but because of its size, power, and wealth it became an important trading hub. Its primary trading partners were the Byzantine Empire, the Persian Empire, the Arabs, as well as smaller nations in southern Russia and Central Asia'

Entirely abandoned by the middle of the 18th century,Ani is now uninhabited for over three centuries and marooned inside a Turkish military zone on Turkey's border with modern Armenia



In the year 1199 the forces of the Georgian queen Tamara captured Ani,what resulted in restoring its prosperity..'

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