A cold front that has swept all the eastern provinces of Turkey causing heavy snowfalls, has left stunning images of the ruins of ancient Ani, nicknamed the “City of 1001 churches“, covered with snow, something that many tourists take advantage of to visit the place. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Ani was the capital of the Armenian emperors between 961 and 1045, although it was also inhabited by Sassanids, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans. Destroyed by an earthquake in 1319, it still preserves remains of its splendour today, including numerous churches and palaces and its impressive walls, but also the first mosque built in Anatolia by the Turks, a few years before the decisive Battle of Manzikert.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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