Bana or Banak(Armenian: Բանակ, bɑnɑk; Georgian: ბანა, bɑnɑ) is a ruined early medieval Orthodox cathedral in the Erzurum Province, northeastern Turkey, in what had formerly been a historical merchland known to Armenians as Tayk and to Georgians as Tao. In 302 BC, this territory become the part of the ancient Kingdom of Iberia under king Pharnavaz I. Shortly afterwards it formed part of the Kingdom of Armenia and in the 9th century AD returned to Georgia until the 17th century when the Ottomans annexed this territory. in 1825 Russian empire withdrew Ottomans and this territory become the part of Georgia within Russian empire. in 1921 Turkey invaded and occupied this territory and after that Tao-Klarjeti and Shavsheti are part of Turkey. This region was invaded and completely destroyed by the Arabs in the 7th century AD.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:18:32 +0000
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