Armenian churches then and now

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Turkey's Denial of the Armenian Genocide
and the State of Armenian Historic Sites in Turkey

As part of its denial campaign, the Turkish government to this day continues to try and erase evidence of the existence of Armenians from the central and eastern Anatolian regions (central and eastern Turkey) through the destruction and intentional neglect of Armenia's historic sites which date back centuries. This includes over 2,500 sites within Turkey's control, including more than 200 monasteries and 1,600 churches.
Photographs courtesy of Research on Armenian Architecture (RAA)











Lim Anabat Monastery (9th-15th Century)
Van, Turkey


1900

2004














Arakelots Monastery (5th-17th Century)
Moush, Turkey


1960

2000














Bagnayr Monastery (11th-13th Century)
Kars, Turkey


1960

2004














St. Gregor Monastery (10th-13th Century)
Van, Turkey


1970

2004














St. Hovanou Monastery (631 A.C.)
Bagrevand, Turkey


1970

2004














St. Karapet Monastery (4th-19th Century)
Moush, Turkey


1900

1970








2000














Khtckonki Monastery (10th-13th Century)
Kars, Turkey


1970

2004














St. Mary's Monastery of Karmravor (15th Century)
Van, Turkey


1900

2000













Varaga Monastery (5th-19th Century)
Van, Turkey


1900

2004

[Hetanos]

Kozli konechno... xotya skoree vsego mestnie rastashili cerkvi na stroymateriali. govoryat v Garni esli pobrodit' po blizlezhashey derevne (Goght kazhetsya) to u nix v ogradax ogorodov tozhe mozhno nayti polno nastoyashix fragmentov iz togo samogo yazicheskogo xrama s rezboy i so vsemi delami (vozmozhno rastashili eto delo uzhe posle zemlyatresseniya snesshego sam xram). Istoriyu oxranyat' nado, a ne nadeyatsya na grazhdanskuyu soznatelnost' selyan (pri chem ne vazhno chyix i gde)

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[Sevana]

Hetanos , now perhaps you can translate for us in English what you wrote .
Thank you Acid for posting those wonderful pictures of Armenian churches in Turkey .
History does not lie.