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Armenian churches
After climbing Mount Ararat, I drove up to Kars and Lake Van, in search of ruined Armenian churches and monasteries.
Armenia accuses Turkey of deliberately neglecting and destroying Armenian historical monuments, as part of a cultural genocide. In 1974 UNESCO stated that after 1923, out of 913 Armenian historical monuments left in Eastern Turkey, 464 have vanished completely, 252 are in ruins, and 197 are in need of repair.
Here are some constructions I found:
Cengilli, Turkey, July 30, 2015
Kozluca, Turkey, July 30, 2015
Gorundu, Turkey, August 1, 2015
Ani, Turkey, July 29, 2015
Akdamar, Turkey, July 31, 2015
Yagikesen, Turkey, July 30, 2015
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