Yerevan /Mediamax/. Europa Nostra organization named 7 most endangered monuments of Europe on territories of Albania, Cyprus, France, Portugal, Italy, Romania and today's Turkey (Western Armenia).
Saint Gevorg Armenian church in Mardin town (Western Armenia, Diarbekir) presented by Turkey is among the 7 most endangered monuments
“Over 15 centuries, Saint Gevorg church has been the spiritual center of the big Armenian community of Mardin town. This historic monument was built in 420 and used by the Armenian people till 1915, until Armenians left the town”, the statement of Europa Nostra reads this.
It's also noted that the Turkish branch of Europa Nostra organization expressed its concern over saving the church with the support of foundation of the Armenian catholic community in Mardin.
“7 Most Endangered Sites” program started in January 2013 and 21 European countries nominated 40 candidacies within it.
The program is supported by the European Investment Bank.
The details of the program are available here www.europanostra.org.
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