▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁examples ▁of ▁early ▁medieval ▁Armen ian ▁architecture . ▁It ▁was ▁largely ▁int act ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁deliber ately ▁destroyed ▁ ▁by ▁the ▁Turkish ▁authorities . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Form er ▁capit als ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁Category : Arch ae ological ▁sites ▁in ▁Eastern ▁An atol ia <0x0A> </s> ▁A hm adi y ya ▁is ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁branch ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁under ▁the ▁spiritual ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁cal i ph ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁Community ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁C ali ph ate , ▁when ▁the ▁cal i ph ▁directed ▁Sh a ikh ▁Nas ir ▁A hm ad ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁mission ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Today ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁A hm adi ▁mos ques ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁local ▁branches , ▁representing ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 8 0 0 ▁A hm adi ▁Muslim s . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁The ▁A hm adi y ya ▁Muslim ▁Community ▁of ▁Switzerland ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁following ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁three ▁mission aries ▁were ▁appointed ▁to ▁open ▁an ▁A hm adi ▁mission ▁in ▁German - spe aking ▁Europe , ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁C ali ph ▁Mir za ▁Bas he er - ud - D in ▁Mah m ood ▁A hm ad . ▁On ▁October