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ID: 7002350 Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7002350			Record Type: administrative

Ani (deserted settlement)

Coordinates:
Lat: 40 30 27 N degrees minutes			Lat: 40.5070 decimal degrees
Long: 043 34 22 E degrees minutes			Long: 43.5720 decimal degrees

Note: Ancient town of Armenia; chosen by Ashot III the Merciful as capital of Armenia in the 10th century; flourished under Bagratid dynasty; occupied by Byzantines and sacked by Seljuk Turks during the 11th century; destroyed by earthquake in 1319; extensive remains.

Names:

Ani (preferred,C,V)

Anii (C,V)

Ani region (C,O,display)

Abnicum (H,O)

Hierarchical Position:

World (facet)

....

Asia (continent) (P)

........

Turkey (nation) (P)

............

Kars (province) (P)

................

Ani (deserted settlement) (P)

Place Types:

deserted settlement (preferred, C)
archaeological site (C)
historic site (C)	............	settled in Antiquity
city (H)
region (administrative division) (C)
inhabited place (H)
ruins (C)

Related geographic places:

historical connection ....	Armenia .......... (historical region)
........................................	(World, Asia) [7004538]
near/adjacent to ....	Ocaklı .......... (inhabited place)
..............................	(World, Asia, Turkey, Kars) [7705474]

Sources and Contributors:

Abnicum..........	[VP]
.................	Orbis Latinus (1971) 2

Ani..........	[BHA, VP Preferred]
...........	Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
...........	Embassy of Armenia, Arménie (1992)
...........	Nagel's: Turkey (1984)
...........	USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers

Anii..........	[VP]
...........	Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 553

Ani region..........	[VP]
.......................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules

Subject: .....	[BHA, VP]
..................	Ancient Locations: Archaeological Sites [online] (2000-) accessed 14 February 2022
..................	Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 553
..................	Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
..................	Embassy of Armenia, Arménie (1992)
..................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
..................	Nagel's: Turkey (1984)
..................	Orbis Latinus (1971) 2
..................	USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers


Note:
English	..........	[VP]

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