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Its history dates back to the tenth century, it was in a very important location on the Silk Road until the sixteenth century AD, at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, the city lost its former importance and was abandoned to its fate, with the Russians turning to the city center, surrounded by wide walls, it has 7 entrances In total, the churches in particular attract attention among the ruins of Ani in which there are many monuments, that is why the area is also called the city of one thousand churches, the city was included in the provisional list of UNESCO World Heritage in 2012 and then added to the permanent list in 2016, the most important points to see in the ruins: Tigran Unentes Church, Monastery of the Virgins (Children of the Young Girls), Nuns Monastery (Virgin Castle), Abu Ghamrantis Church, Ebulal Manuchehr Mosque, Silk Road Bridge, Grand Cathedral and Selcuk Karavansaray. And the Seljuk Palace, the large and small baths, the castle, the Ani Kaya Church, the Atesged Temple, and the Homeros Church.
