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TABLET FOUND IN ARMENIAN CHURCH RUINS IN TURKEY
19:32 10.07.2014
Armenian Church, Turkey
In the ruins of the Surp Asvadavin Mother Mary Church, which is
located on Mount Mereto in the eastern province of Batman's Sason
district, a historical tablet and some historical artifacts have been
discovered. The tablet and pieces were delivered to the Batman Museum
Directorate, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
The ruins of the Armenian church, some part of which was damaged in
2012, were cleaned by the Istanbul-based Sason Armenians Association
Chairman Aziz Dagci with 10 people. They found the historic pieces
during the cleaning.
He said they had removed the ruins for restoration under the
surveillance of Batman Museum officials. "When we removed the ruins,
we found a big tablet with Armenian writing on it. We also found
historical horseshoes and some Armenian historical figures," Dagci
said, adding they had delivered them to the Batman Museum.
The historical pieces will be examined in the Istanbul Armenian
Patriarchate, he said. "Our goal is to restore this church, which
collapsed two years ago. The church is located on the peak of the
2,973-meter-high Mount Mereto. We estimate that these remains date back
to 2,000 years ago. We also applied to the Batman Governor's Office
for the construction of a different road to the church," he said.
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19:32 10.07.2014
Armenian Church, Turkey
In the ruins of the Surp Asvadavin Mother Mary Church, which is
located on Mount Mereto in the eastern province of Batman's Sason
district, a historical tablet and some historical artifacts have been
discovered. The tablet and pieces were delivered to the Batman Museum
Directorate, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
The ruins of the Armenian church, some part of which was damaged in
2012, were cleaned by the Istanbul-based Sason Armenians Association
Chairman Aziz Dagci with 10 people. They found the historic pieces
during the cleaning.
He said they had removed the ruins for restoration under the
surveillance of Batman Museum officials. "When we removed the ruins,
we found a big tablet with Armenian writing on it. We also found
historical horseshoes and some Armenian historical figures," Dagci
said, adding they had delivered them to the Batman Museum.
The historical pieces will be examined in the Istanbul Armenian
Patriarchate, he said. "Our goal is to restore this church, which
collapsed two years ago. The church is located on the peak of the
2,973-meter-high Mount Mereto. We estimate that these remains date back
to 2,000 years ago. We also applied to the Batman Governor's Office
for the construction of a different road to the church," he said.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/07/10/tablet-found-in-armenian-church-ruins-in-turkey/