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The ruined city of Ani viewed from outside its city walls, with a lost tombstone in the foreground. At its zenith in the 10th century, Ani, the splendid city of Bagratid Armenia had a population of 100,000 citizens, which during the Middle Ages was an impressive number. From the 5th to the 9th century Ani was a castle and outpost, it became the capital of the restored Kingdom of Armenia under the royal house of Bagrat. From the 10th century onwards the city became a great centre of trade, commerce and culture, where caravans from distant lands of the Far East, including China and India stopped, sold and traded goods, often continuing further on towards the West, to the cities of the Byzantine Empire and Europe. Ani was hailed as the ‘City of 1001 Churches’ by contemporary historians - click here for further information. - image courtesy of Nuran Zorlu

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Crusader built castle of Korykos on the beach, facing its sister on an offshore island, Maiden’s castle, 60 km to the West of Mersin on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey - image courtesy of Hale Uslu

The museum of the former Byzantine’s main Church of Agia Sophia in Istanbul. - click here for further information - image courtesy of Bora Ateş