ens ▁took ▁over ▁Bag aran . ▁In ▁ 1 2 1 1 , ▁Bag aran ▁was ▁briefly ▁ruled ▁by ▁the ▁Zak ar id ▁princes ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁before ▁being ▁inv aded ▁by ▁the ▁Mong ols ▁in ▁ 1 2 3 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 3 9 4 , ▁Bag aran ▁was ▁finally ▁destroyed ▁by ▁T amer lane . ▁ ▁Modern ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁Armen ian - pop ulated ▁village ▁near ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁ancient ▁Bag aran ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁slightly ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish – Ar men ian ▁War , ▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁located ▁west ▁of ▁Ak h ur ian ▁River ▁were ▁captured ▁by ▁Turkey . ▁The ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁Bag aran , ▁crossed ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁bank ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁modern ▁village ▁of ▁Bag aran ▁within ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁SS R , ▁just ▁ 8   km ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁city . ▁Now ad ays , ▁a ▁small ▁Kur d ish - pop ulated ▁village ▁called ▁K ı l ı tta ş ı ▁partially ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁Bag aran , ▁on ▁the ▁Turkish ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁closed ▁border . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁historian ▁Joseph ▁Or b eli , ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Saint ▁The odore ▁of ▁Bag aran ▁was ▁one ▁of