ANI, a ruined ancient city in the Armenian S.S.R. (anc. Abni cum). Altitude 4,39oft. In A.D. 961 it was the capital of the Bag ratid kings of Armenia; later it was known as the city of r,00r churches ; frequently besieged by Turks, Georgians and Mon gols, it was finally ruined by an earthquake in 1319. The double wall, partly in ruins, remains, and also 1ith, 12th and 13th century churches are extant.
See M. F. Brosset, Les Ruines d'Ani (St. Petersburg, 186o-61) .