Church of the Holy Cross (Akdamar Kilisesi) Van

Akdamar Island, Van , Van, Turkey

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  • 1

    Van Again

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    ... objective of the following morning was to visit the Akdamar Island with another of the iconic sights of Turkey, the 10th century Akdamar Kilisesi (Church of the Holy Cross). I  first wasted some time looking for a mini-bus stand at which the LP ...

  • 2

    Got Stuck in Van

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    ... . Thru him we met his friend Orhan Kafkas who has a car and we took off for Akdamar Kilisesi the next day. Akdamar Kilisesi (church of the Holy Cross) was a Armenian church, built in AD 921 in an island in the lake. It is quite beautiful and unique, with ...

  • 3

    Van

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    ... the other sites in the region. Definitely a place to return to. The beautiful setting of the well-preserved Armenian Church of the Holy Cross (930 AD) on Akdamar Island on the startlingly blue waters of Lake Van, ringed by snow-capped mountains in the ...