Abandoned Towns: Ani, the Medieval Armenian Capital and City of 1001 Churches

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  • Ani (Armenian Medieval Capital), Kars Region, Turkey
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    Intro: This weeks edition of Abandoned Towns will be covering user Matthew's suggestion of Ani, Armenia. Next week I will be releasing a video for my Abandoned History series!
    Description: The ancient city of Ani sits in modern-day turkey as a hallowed shell of what it once was. Its walls still stand along with a few partial remains of churches. It was once a major fortress and served as the capital of the Medieval Armenian Kingdom. What happened to this once sprawling medieval metropolis of well over 100,000 thousand inhabitants?
    #armenia #armenian #turkey #türkiye #byzantine #medieval #history #abandoned #abbasids #islamichistory
    Great resources on the topic:
    (Virtual Ani)
    www.virtualani....
    (The Archaeologist)
    www.thearchaeo...
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  • @abandonedhistoryUS
    @abandonedhistoryUS  ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please check out my short covering Armenian King Smbat II Master of the Universe!
    th-cam.com/users/shortswGB33asaPLE?feature=share

  • @StoicHistorian
    @StoicHistorian ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Great video; Armenian history is so underrated, I’d love to link this video since I have a small Armenian following

    • @safuwanfauzi5014
      @safuwanfauzi5014 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope Age of Empires ii made Armenian as civilzation. with Georgian and Avars

    • @MolotovVids
      @MolotovVids 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@safuwanfauzi5014Your wish has been heard it seems

    • @MolotovVids
      @MolotovVids 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey, I wanted to thank you for making videos on Armenia. I have always wondered why as Armenian history is often overlooked for more well known names and countries. But I also see a lot of other smaller countries and peoples represented on your channel. Either way, thank you very much for teaching and spreading the intriguing and fascinating histories that you do!

  • @abandonedhistoryUS
    @abandonedhistoryUS  ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Correction at 10:53 Ani was controlled by the Georgo-Armenian Dynasty known as the Zakarids not the Kingdom of Georgia. Apologies for the confusion!

  • @matthewmoua8494
    @matthewmoua8494 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Fascinating and digestible. Excellent work.

  • @abandonedhistoryUS
    @abandonedhistoryUS  ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks @Matthew Moua for the awesome recommendation!

    • @matthewmoua8494
      @matthewmoua8494 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you so much! It’s probably unfair for me to request two in a row, but if at all possible in the future please cover the Bulgarian city of Preslav. This city is of insane cultural significance as it is the cradle of Orthodox Slavia.
      I’m any case, this is the first time I’ve ever been recognized by a channel. I really appreciate the work you do man.

  • @flouserschird
    @flouserschird 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow what I’d give to see what it looked like in its prime. It must have been an absolutely gorgeous city. If even the few remaining ruins are that intricate, the entire city must have been incredible.

    • @abandonedhistoryUS
      @abandonedhistoryUS  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Likewise, such a shame that the city was not maintained

  • @Teapoid
    @Teapoid ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Could you do a video on the Dalmatians and Republic of Ragusa? As a native of Montenegrin Dalmatia (Bay of Kotor) I’d love to see such a fascinating extinct culture talked about

    • @abandonedhistoryUS
      @abandonedhistoryUS  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I’ve done quite a bit of research into this even before I started this channel and I love the topic and idea. Will definitely be added to the docket! I will let you know when it’s being released. Montenegro is a beautiful country, hope I can visit someday!

  • @aidanator8008
    @aidanator8008 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    On the topic of abandoned Armenian cities, how about one about Edessa? I think it'd be interesting to track the city through various periods and rulers, seeing as how it was controlled by the Romans, Persians, Arabs, Armenians, Byzantines, and Crusaders at different points throughout its history before getting destroyed by Nur al-Din in the 1140s.

  • @saz1935
    @saz1935 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This video with well narrated historical events has provided me a lead to search more before I take further step towards exploring this fascinating place so I add it on my Balkans vlog that I'm working for couple of years. Thanks

    • @abandonedhistoryUS
      @abandonedhistoryUS  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad to hear you found it helpful!!!

  • @steventhompson399
    @steventhompson399 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome! When I was a teenager looking up interesting stuff online I came across pictures of Armenian ruins like at Ani and thought it was so cool, I was really into the middle ages and architecture then. Thanks for making a video about something relatively obscure

    • @abandonedhistoryUS
      @abandonedhistoryUS  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I appreciate the support Steven. Ani's architecture is beautiful, would truly be something else if most of it was still standing!

  • @thatshottaye
    @thatshottaye ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bravo 🙏❤️🙌 and thank you 🙏

  • @Kushinburg
    @Kushinburg ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video as always!

  • @abandonedhistoryUS
    @abandonedhistoryUS  ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Apology in advance for any pronunciation mishaps! This was a harder one!

    • @abandonedhistoryUS
      @abandonedhistoryUS  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@HolyArmor did you finish the video? I said that a Muslim conquests of the city basically destroyed it. Odd comment

    • @HolyArmor
      @HolyArmor ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @abandonedhistoryUS Sry hadn't finished it. Basically the turk conquest, as it did with many other things as it spread like a cancer.

    • @abandonedhistoryUS
      @abandonedhistoryUS  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HolyArmor yea please finish my video before leaving comments accusing me of not covering things.

  • @veronikavart9651
    @veronikavart9651 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    спасибо большое за ролик.

  • @iSayPwn
    @iSayPwn ปีที่แล้ว +8

    They really scuffed up Gagik II huh 😡

  • @jkelsey555
    @jkelsey555 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It is a shame Turkey neglects and does artillery drills in this amazing site, Armenia will endure though

  • @HolyArmor
    @HolyArmor ปีที่แล้ว +15

    God bless Armenia 🇦🇲 the first Christian Nation the land of Prophet Noah Gbhs. The oldest Churches in the world can be found there. Today the sub turks are terrorizing it and stealing its lands but no one is speaking up against this loss of ancient Christian History. A shame‼️

    • @abandonedhistoryUS
      @abandonedhistoryUS  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My hope is that my videos make some people realize how important it is to fight for this history while we still can. Too many people forget about Armenia, despite all the tragedy and hardship the country has faced. My heart goes out to the Armenian people and nation and I hope that they see success in the future! 🙏

    • @HolyArmor
      @HolyArmor ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@abandonedhistoryUS God willing

    • @MilenaSahradyan
      @MilenaSahradyan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤❤❤❤🙏🏻🇦🇲🙏🏻🌷🌷🌷🌿🕊

  • @jkelsey555
    @jkelsey555 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If you want a suggestion, perhaps Leptis Magna in modern day Libya?

  • @MilenaSahradyan
    @MilenaSahradyan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ամեն❤️🇦🇲🙏🏻🇦🇲✝️🌷🌿🌿🕊🕊🕊✝️

  • @CommieGobeldygook
    @CommieGobeldygook 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wow the Turks never liked the Armenians did they?

    • @abandonedhistoryUS
      @abandonedhistoryUS  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Nope, but then again the Turks kinda just killed and conquered everything they touched.

    • @CommieGobeldygook
      @CommieGobeldygook 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @abandonedhistoryUS I'm just glad things have changed 😕

    • @AraAleluYahuah
      @AraAleluYahuah 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The couldn't advance in europe so not true but because armenian is a Cristians land who probably departed crim jesus but still has cristian value their mentality wasn't of warriors like the satanic pagans are. ​@@abandonedhistoryUS

    • @ertuncdelikaya8237
      @ertuncdelikaya8237 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@abandonedhistoryUS What a load of ignorant racist BS. The Ottoman rulers referred to Armenians as millet-i sadıka i.e the loyal nation. Look it up. Do your research on the Ottoman Empire's Armenian Christian pashas/generals (such as Agop Kazakyan and Ohannes Sakiz Pasha) ministers, burecrats, consuls, diplomats, deputy councellors, royal architects (such as the famous Balyan family), royal physicians, academics, authors, interpreters, musicians, composers of Ottoman classical music and very rich, influential Armenian businessmen in the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans were the ones that invited and encouraged Armenians to migrate to Constantinople, Prusa (Bursa), Trebizond (Trabzon), Batumi, Smyrna (Izmir), Ancyra (Ankara), Attaleia (Antalya), Thessaloniki (Selanik), Plovdiv (Filibe), Varna for the first time in history and to establish Armenian neighbourhoods, churches, schools in those cities and allowed them to freely practice their religion and use Armenian language. If Turks had "never liked Armenians", they would've already had annihilated or assimilated all of them before 1915.

  • @sassouniyerker
    @sassouniyerker 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    💯🇦🇲💯🇦🇲💯🇦🇲

  • @koksalceylan9032
    @koksalceylan9032 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So sad,the Byzantine Greeks genocided,wipet them out the Armenian Royal family😮😢.

  • @armanhayrapetyan3312
    @armanhayrapetyan3312 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Շատ շնորհակալություն կսպասեմ Հայաստանի մյուս մայրաքաղաքների և քաղաքների պատմության մասին տեսանյութին
    Կարելի է Տուշպա-Վանի Արարատյան(Ուրարտու) թագավորության մայրաքաղաքի մասին տեսանյութ սարգել😁

    • @Bigriterridge23
      @Bigriterridge23 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agreed

    • @Kushinburg
      @Kushinburg ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Bigriterridge23 bigri more like bigot

    • @abandonedhistoryUS
      @abandonedhistoryUS  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the great suggestion! I will definitely look into it!

  • @Sargis-tq5hz
    @Sargis-tq5hz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Легендарнии город ариицов арменоидов воинов тварцов халдии