Çarpanak
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Çarpanak Island or Ktuts or Ktouts ( Ktuts kghzi), is a small island in Lake Van
. It is now uninhabited, but formerly contained an Armenian
monastery called Ktuts
. The ruins of it can still be seen.
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...
. It is now uninhabited, but formerly contained an Armenian
Armenian Apostolic Church
The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest National Church, is part of Oriental Orthodoxy, and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, in establishing this church...
monastery called Ktuts
Ktuts monastery
Ktuts monastery is an abandoned 15th century Armenian monastery on the small island of Ktuts in Lake Van, Vaspurakan .Ktuts Monastery is situated on a small island in the middle of lake van, Turkey.- External links :...
. The ruins of it can still be seen.
See also
- Lake VanLake VanLake 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...
- Ktuts monasteryKtuts monasteryKtuts monastery is an abandoned 15th century Armenian monastery on the small island of Ktuts in Lake Van, Vaspurakan .Ktuts Monastery is situated on a small island in the middle of lake van, Turkey.- External links :...
- Akdamar IslandAkdamar IslandAkdamar Island also known as Aght'amar or Akhtamar, is the second by size of four islands in Lake Van in the south of Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey, about 0.7 km2 in size, situated about 3 km from the shoreline. At the western end of the island a hard, grey, limestone cliff rises 80 m...
- Kuş Island