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Turkey - Kars - 10th century Armenian Church and Kars Canal
The 10th century Armenian Church of the Holy Apostles and Minaret at Kars, Turkey viewed fom the Castle/Citadel Mount. Originally an Armenian capital. Became part of the Ottoman Empire (captured in 1534), then surrendered in 1828 to the Russian General Count Ivan Paskevich. The Russians returned the city ot the Ottomans in return for a new border with Russia which lay far closer to Kars than had previously. Stromed again by the Russians during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-8). Up to 1881 more than 82, 000 Muslims migrated back to the Ottoman Empire of which 11, 000 left from Kars. Russia ceded Kars, Ardahan, and Batum to Ottoman Empire by treaty in 1918, however the city was under the effective control of Armenian and non-Bolshevik Russian forces. After a lot of fighting and argument, in 1919 Kars came under the full administration of the Armenian Republic. Finally captured by Turkish troops on October 30th 1920. The Russians kept on wanting to re-negotiate and bickering continued up to the 1990s. The famous Armenian archaeological site of Ani is close by. Date: circa 1920s
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This photograph, taken in the 1920s, showcases the breathtaking view of the 10th century Armenian Church of the Holy Apostles and the Minaret from the Castle Mount in Kars, Turkey. The city of Kars, once an Armenian capital, has a rich and complex history that spans over a thousand years. It was first captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1534 and later surrendered to the Russian General Count Ivan Paskevich in 1828. The Russians returned the city to the Ottomans in exchange for a new border that was closer to Kars than before. However, the city was recaptured by the Russians during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), leading to the migration of over 82,000 Muslims back to the Ottoman Empire, of which 11,000 left from Kars. The city was ceded back to the Ottoman Empire by treaty in 1918, but was under the effective control of Armenian and non-Bolshevik Russian forces until 1919. The famous Armenian archaeological site of Ani, which is located nearby, adds to the historical significance of this region. Despite numerous attempts by the Russians to re-negotiate, Kars finally came under the full administration of the Armenian Republic in 1919, only to be captured by Turkish troops on October 30th, 1920. The history of Kars is a testament to the complexities of the region and the enduring struggles for power and control.
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