Edremit, Van
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This article is on the town and the district of Edremit in Van Province
, eastern Turkey
. For the town and the district of Edremit in Balıkesir Province
, on the Aegean
coast in western Turkey
, see Edremit (District), Balıkesir.
Edremit is a district of Van Province
of Turkey
. The district's center town of the same name is situated on the coast of the Lake Van
at a distance of 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the city of Van
.
in Tosp
district of Vaspurakan
province laying in the middle of Historical Armenia. In the course of history, the city has had several names: Artemida, Zard, Artashessyan, Avan, Artavanyan and now - Edremit. In the 10th century Artamet was known as a feudal city with a population of 12 000. It was renowned for the best apples in all Armenia.
At the beginning of the 19th century Artamet had approximately 500 houses, 435 of which were Armenian, and 65 Turkish. After the first Armenian genocide of 1894–1896 the number of turkish houses rose so quickly that the city consisting of 600 families has alredy 200 Armenian and 400 Turkish families.
On the edge of the Armenian genocide
Armenians lived mainly in central part of Artamet, Turks settled near peripheral gardens and fields. Before 1915 Artamet had 10 Armenian churches and 1 Greek church. Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians and other local Christians were almost entirely destroyed by Turks in 1915-1923 Armenian genocide
. After the legal owners were massacred, thousands of their historical monuments were annihilated as well.
Events of Artamet in 1915 are described in the book of Venezuelan writer Raphael de Nogales.
Van Province
Van Province is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. It is 19,069 km2 in area and had a population of 1,035,418 at the end of 2010....
, eastern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. For the town and the district of Edremit in Balıkesir Province
Balikesir Province
Balıkesir Province is a province in midwestern Turkey, having coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. Its adjacent provinces are Çanakkale to the west, İzmir to the southwest, Manisa to the south, Kütahya to the southeast, and Bursa to the east. The provincial capital is Balıkesir City...
, on the Aegean
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
coast in western Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, see Edremit (District), Balıkesir.
Edremit is a district of Van Province
Van Province
Van Province is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. It is 19,069 km2 in area and had a population of 1,035,418 at the end of 2010....
of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The district's center town of the same name is situated on the coast of the Lake Van
Lake Van
Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country in Van district. It is a saline and soda lake, receiving water from numerous small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains. Lake Van is one of the world's largest endorheic lakes . The original outlet from...
at a distance of 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the city of Van
Van, Turkey
Van is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of the Kurdish-majority Van Province, and is located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The city's official population in 2010 was 367,419, but many estimates put this as much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan...
.
Etymology
The Greek name for Edremit is Adramyttion (Άδραμύττιον) and the Latin name is Adramyttium.History
Artamet's foundation predates the Christian era. It was founded as a small town at the shores of Lake VanLake Van
Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country in Van district. It is a saline and soda lake, receiving water from numerous small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains. Lake Van is one of the world's largest endorheic lakes . The original outlet from...
in Tosp
Tosb
Tosp is a district of Vaspurakan province of Historical Armenia.The name came from the name Tushpa known as the capital of Araratian Kingdom aka Urartu...
district of Vaspurakan
Vaspurakan
Vaspurakan was the first and biggest province of Greater Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered around Lake Van...
province laying in the middle of Historical Armenia. In the course of history, the city has had several names: Artemida, Zard, Artashessyan, Avan, Artavanyan and now - Edremit. In the 10th century Artamet was known as a feudal city with a population of 12 000. It was renowned for the best apples in all Armenia.
At the beginning of the 19th century Artamet had approximately 500 houses, 435 of which were Armenian, and 65 Turkish. After the first Armenian genocide of 1894–1896 the number of turkish houses rose so quickly that the city consisting of 600 families has alredy 200 Armenian and 400 Turkish families.
On the edge of the Armenian genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
Armenians lived mainly in central part of Artamet, Turks settled near peripheral gardens and fields. Before 1915 Artamet had 10 Armenian churches and 1 Greek church. Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians and other local Christians were almost entirely destroyed by Turks in 1915-1923 Armenian genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
. After the legal owners were massacred, thousands of their historical monuments were annihilated as well.
Events of Artamet in 1915 are described in the book of Venezuelan writer Raphael de Nogales.