ANI RUINS USED AS PASTURE
tert.am
08.10.12
Ani ruins on the Armenian-Turkish border are being used by the
residents of Ojakil village as pasture, Sondakika website reports.
Four security officers controlling the territory cannot manage to
control 78 hectares of territory while the villagers reach even
Akhuryan River for feeding the animals.
Culture and tourism department of Kars province asked the village
residents to be more sensitive. Head of the department periodically
meets with the villagers and reminds about the significance of the
ruins saying that in case of the implementation of tourism development
programs they may earn money.
“Naturally it is not pleasant. That’s why it is necessary to speak
with villagers one by one. We explain that it is not right to do so.
They promised to be more attentive, but sometimes they set the animals
free and the latter go in the direction of the water,” he said.