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Akdamar Adasi Travel Guide: 7 reviews and 35 photos
VAN GOLU or VAN LAKE
one of the higher lakes in the world:1650m
AKDAMAR ISLAND
and its armenian church
Pros and Cons
- Pros:archeology under blue sky,high summits,on a lake
- Cons:no tourists buses!
- In a nutshell:an armenian architecture chef d'oeuvre
Reviews (6)
çavustepe,old ourartean fortified city
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(1)
25km south of van,near gurpinar,on the road to hakkari. on çavustepe hilltop,the remains of an old city,maybe... more travel advice
ahtamar church,armenian architecture...
Things to Do
(3)
at the end of byzantine empire,armenian kingdom was the only buffer state between eastern hordes and weak finishing... more travel advice
akdamar or ahtamar,detail of the dome
Things to Do
(3)
akdamar holy cross church was built between 915 and 921.in the armenian traditionnal style (see also my ISHAN KOYU... more travel advice
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Comments (2)
Great photos and tips! Me too hope to go there again.
What a great landscape and interesting church in Akdamar ! - We even have the same blue sky on our pics ! I hope to go there again one day !