Ani

E202148

archaeological site former capital city historical city medieval city

Ani was a medieval Armenian city renowned for its wealth, architectural splendor, and status as a major cultural and political center on the Silk Road.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Ani canonical	12

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ former capital city ⓘ historical city ⓘ medieval city ⓘ
approximatePopulationAtPeak	100000 to 200000 inhabitants ⓘ
capitalOf	Bagratid Armenia ⓘ surface form: Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia Bagratuni dynasty ⓘ
conqueredBy	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Mongol ⓘ surface form: Mongols Seljuk Empire ⓘ surface form: Seljuk Turks
country	Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ surface form: Armenia (historical)
currentCondition	ruins ⓘ
declineCausedBy	changes in trade routes ⓘ earthquakes ⓘ invasions ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	10th century ⓘ 11th century ⓘ
foundedBy	Bagratid Armenian rulers ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasStructure	Cathedral of Ani ⓘ Church of Saint Gregory of Tigran Honents ⓘ Church of Saint Gregory of the Abughamrents ⓘ Church of the Redeemer ⓘ citadel ⓘ city walls ⓘ mosque of Manuchihr ⓘ palace ruins ⓘ
heritageCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
knownFor	architectural splendor ⓘ church architecture ⓘ cultural significance ⓘ fortifications ⓘ political importance ⓘ wealth ⓘ
locatedIn	Kars Province ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Turkey ⓘ
locatedNear	Akhurian River NERFINISHED ⓘ Arpaçay River ⓘ border of Turkey and Armenia ⓘ
nickname	City of 1001 Churches ⓘ City of Forty Gates ⓘ
onTradeRoute	Silk Road routes ⓘ surface form: Silk Road
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Bagratid Armenia ⓘ surface form: medieval Kingdom of Armenia
roseToProminenceUnder	Ashot I Bagratuni ⓘ surface form: King Ashot III Gagik I Artsruni ⓘ surface form: King Gagik I King Smbat II ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2016 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType	Cultural ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bagratid Armenia → capital → Ani ⓘ

Bagratid Armenia → notableCity → Ani ⓘ

eastern Turkey → containsArchaeologicalSite → Ani ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Turkey

Kingdom of Armenia → capital → Ani ⓘ

Bagaran → replacedAsCapitalBy → Ani ⓘ

Kars → nearbyArchaeologicalSite → Ani ⓘ

Gagik II of Armenia → birthPlace → Ani ⓘ

Gagik II of Armenia → capital → Ani ⓘ

Gagik II of Armenia → associatedCity → Ani ⓘ

Gagik II of Armenia → regionRuled → Ani ⓘ

Church of Saint Gregory of Tigran Honents → locatedIn → Ani ⓘ

Cathedral of Ani → locatedIn → Ani ⓘ