Ani-Anti was a village in the land of Nephi

Nephi

According to the Book of Mormon, Nephi was the son of Lehi, a prophet, founder of the Nephite people, and author of the first two books of the Book of Mormon, First and Second Nephi.- Early life :Nephi was the fourth of six sons of Lehi and Sariah...

 described by the Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...

. It was probably located between the Lamanite

Lamanite

According to the Book of Mormon, a Lamanite is a member of a dark-skinned nation of indigenous Americans that battled with the light-skinned Nephite nation...

 cities of Jerusalem and Middoni. All three were inhabited by a considerable number of Nephite dissidents known as Amalekites

Amalekites (Book of Mormon)

First mentioned in the missionary chapters of the sons of Mosiah, the Amalekites of The Book of Mormon are described as a group of Nephite apostates...

. According to the Book of Mormon, the village was briefly visited by Nephite missionaries including Muloki and Ammah

Ammah

Ammah - a cubit, the name of a hill which Joab and Abishai reached asthe sun went down, when they were in pursuit of Abner . It lay to the east of Gibeon....

. They taught in the Amalekite synagogues until they were joined by their companion Aaron, who came to Ani-Anti from Jerusalem, and departed for the land of Middoni.