Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque)

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque) was built by Bagradit King Abbas in 932-937 A.D. It is built of clean cut basalt stone in clover layout with a steep dome. Exterio walls that make up the dome's vault hold reliefs that represent 12 apostles. This church was converted into a mosque in 1604 A.D. when the Seljuks conquered Kars. It was used as a church for 40 years from 1878 when Kars fell to Russians. Not used for some time, it was used as a museum between 1969-1980, then reopened as Kumbet Mosque in 1994. The structure was registered and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque)

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque) was built by Bagradit King Abbas in 932-937 A.D. It is built of clean cut basalt stone in clover layout with a steep dome. Exterio walls that make up the dome's vault hold reliefs that represent 12 apostles. This church was converted into a mosque in 1604 A.D. when the Seljuks conquered Kars. It was used as a church for 40 years from 1878 when Kars fell to Russians. Not used for some time, it was used as a museum between 1969-1980, then reopened as Kumbet Mosque in 1994. The structure was registered and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque)

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque) was built by Bagradit King Abbas in 932-937 A.D. It is built of clean cut basalt stone in clover layout with a steep dome. Exterio walls that make up the dome's vault hold reliefs that represent 12 apostles. This church was converted into a mosque in 1604 A.D. when the Seljuks conquered Kars. It was used as a church for 40 years from 1878 when Kars fell to Russians. Not used for some time, it was used as a museum between 1969-1980, then reopened as Kumbet Mosque in 1994. The structure was registered and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque)

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque) was built by Bagradit King Abbas in 932-937 A.D. It is built of clean cut basalt stone in clover layout with a steep dome. Exterio walls that make up the dome's vault hold reliefs that represent 12 apostles. This church was converted into a mosque in 1604 A.D. when the Seljuks conquered Kars. It was used as a church for 40 years from 1878 when Kars fell to Russians. Not used for some time, it was used as a museum between 1969-1980, then reopened as Kumbet Mosque in 1994. The structure was registered and placed under preservation status.

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque)

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque) was built by Bagradit King Abbas in 932-937 A.D. It is built of clean cut basalt stone in clover layout with a steep dome. Exterio walls that make up the dome's vault hold reliefs that represent 12 apostles. This church was converted into a mosque in 1604 A.D. when the Seljuks conquered Kars. It was used as a church for 40 years from 1878 when Kars fell to Russians. Not used for some time, it was used as a museum between 1969-1980, then reopened as Kumbet Mosque in 1994. The structure was registered and placed under preservation status.

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque)

Apostles' Church (Kumbet Mosque) was built by Bagradit King Abbas in 932-937 A.D. It is built of clean cut basalt stone in clover layout with a steep dome. Exterio walls that make up the dome's vault hold reliefs that represent 12 apostles. This church was converted into a mosque in 1604 A.D. when the Seljuks conquered Kars. It was used as a church for 40 years from 1878 when Kars fell to Russians. Not used for some time, it was used as a museum between 1969-1980, then reopened as Kumbet Mosque in 1994. The structure was registered and placed under preservation status.

Stone Bridge

Kars, Kars Province, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey

Cuma Hammam

Kars, Kars Province, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars Citadel

Kars Citadel was built in 1153 A.D. by Vizier Firuz Akay upon the edict of Melik Izeddin of Saltuks under the Anatolian Seljuks. It was substantially repaired in 1579 by Lala Mustafa Pasha upon the edict of the Ottoman Sultan, Murad III. The citadel consists of Janissary barracks, arsenal, masjid and the tomb of Jalal Baba. The citadel was registered as an Archeological Site and placed under preservation status.

Kars

Eastern Anatolia, Kars Province, Turkey

Kars

Eastern Anatolia, Kars Province, Turkey

Kars

Eastern Anatolia, Kars Province, Turkey

Kars

Eastern Anatolia, Kars Province, Turkey

Kars

Eastern Anatolia, Kars Province, Turkey

Kars

Eastern Anatolia, Kars Province, Turkey

Kars

Eastern Anatolia, Kars Province, Turkey

Kars

Eastern Anatolia, Kars Province, Turkey

Kars

Eastern Anatolia, Kars Province, Turkey

Walls of Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Walls of Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Walls of Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Walls of Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Walls of Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Walls of Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Walls of Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Walls of Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Walls of Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Walls of Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Walls of Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.

Ani

Ani is a ruined medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. Called the "City of 1001 Churches," Ani stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani's population probably reached 100,000. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani was abandoned and largely forgotten in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Ani is a widely-recognized cultural, religious, and national heritage symbol for Armenians.