Armenian Erzincan Church: Anahit Shrine

Erzincan
Armenian: Երզնկա

A church edifice that remains after the Armenian population of Erzincan was decimated during the Armenian Genocide. Erzincan has a strong Armenian past, even in pre-Christian pagan times, as it was the location of the pre-Christian shrine of the Armenian goddess Anahit.

Western Armenia, Armenia, Armenian genocide, Erzincan, Erzinjan