Akdamar Island - Lake Van, Turkey
Lake Van (Armenian: Վանա լիճ Vana lich, Kurdish: Gola Wanê, Sorani Kurdish: دهریاچهی وان, Turkish: Van Gölü) is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country in Van district. It is a saline 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 (having no outlet). The original outlet from the basin was blocked by an ancient volcanic eruption. Although Lake Van is situated at an altitude of 1,640 m (5,380 ft) with harsh winters, it does not freeze due to its high salinity except occasionally the shallow northern section.Along with Lake Urmia and Lake Sevan, Van was considered one of the three great lakes of the historical Armenian Kingdom, collectively referred to as the 'Seas of Armenia'.Lake Van is situated in the highest and largest region of Turkey, which has a harsh continental climate. Average temperatures in July are between 22 and 25 °C, and in January between −3 °C to −12 °C. In particularly-cold winter nights the temperature reaches −30 °C. Lake Van mitigates the climate somewhat, so in the city of Van, on the shore of the lake, the average temperature in July is 22.5 °C, and in January −3.5 °C. The average annual rainfall in the basin of Lake Van, ranges from 400 to 700 mm.The only fish known to live in the brackish water of Lake Van is Chalcalburnus tarichi the Pearl Mullet or inci kefalı, a Cyprinid fish related to chub and dace, which is caught during the spring floods. In May and June, these fish migrate from the lake to less alkaline water, spawning either near the mouths of the rivers feeding the lake or in the rivers themselves. After spawning season it returns to the lake.103 species of phytoplankton have been recorded in the lake including cyanobacteria, flagellates, diatoms, green algae and brown algae. 36 species of zooplankton have also been recorded including Rotatoria, Cladocera and Copepoda in the lake.In 1991, researchers reported the discovery of 40 m (130 ft) tall microbialites in Lake Van. These are solid towers on the lake bed created by mats of coccoid cyanobacteria (Pleurocapsa group) that create aragonite in combination with calcite precipitating out of the lake water.The Lake Van region is the home of the rare Van Cat breed of cat, noted for among other things its unusual fascination with water, and is surrounded by fruit and grain-growing agricultural areas.Tushpa, the capital of Urartu, was located near the shores of Lake Van, on the site of what became medieval Van's castle, west of present-day Van city.The ruins of the medieval city of Van are still visible below the southern slopes of the rock on which Van Castle is located.The lake's outlet was blocked at some time during the Pleistocene, when lava flows from Nemrut volcano blocked westward outflow towards the Muş Plain. Now dormant, Nemrut Dağı is close to the western shore of the lake, and another dormant stratovolcano, Süphan Dağı dominates the northern side of the lake.The water level of the lake has often altered dramatically: near Tatvan, Oswald (see Geology of Armenia, 1901) noted a raised beach high above the present level of the lake as well as recently drowned trees. Investigation by Degens and others in the early 1980s determined that the highest lake levels (72 metres (236 ft) above the current height) had been during the last ice age, about 18,000 years ago. Approximately 9,500 years ago there was a dramatic drop to more than 300 metres (980 ft) below the present level. This was followed by an equally-dramatic rise around 6,500 years ago.Lake Van is 119 kilometres (74 mi) across at its widest point, averaging a depth of 171 metres (561 ft) with a maximum recorded depth of 451 metres (1,480 ft).[2] The lake surface lies 1,640 metres (5,380 ft) above sea level and the shore length is 430 kilometres (270 mi). Lake Van has an area of 3,755 km2 (1,450 sq mi) and a volume of 607 cubic kilometres (146 cu mi).The western portion of the lake is deepest, with a large basin deeper than 400 m (1,300 ft) lying northeast of Tatvan and south of Ahlat. The eastern arms of the lake are shallower. The Van-Ahtamar portion shelves gradually, with a maximum depth of about 250 m (820 ft) on its northwest side where it joins the rest of the lake. The Erciş arm is much shallower, mostly less than 50 m (160 ft), with a maximum depth of about 150 m (490 ft).The lake water is strongly alkaline (pH 9.7–9.8) and rich in sodium carbonate and other salts, which are extracted by evaporation and used as detergents.
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Akdamar Adası : Van/Turkey
Akdamar Island, also known as Aghtamar 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 above the lake's level (1,912 m above sea level). The island declines to the east to a level site where a spring provides ample water. It is home to a tenth-century Armenian Cathedral church, known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Cross (915-921), and was the seat of an Armenian Catholicos from 1116 to 1895.
The origin and meaning of the island's name is based on an old Armenian legend.[1] According to the tale, an Armenian princess named Tamar lived on the island and was in love with a commoner. This boy would swim from the mainland to the island each night, guided by a light she lit for him. Her father learned of the boy's visits. One night, as she waited for her lover to arrive, he smashed her light, leaving the boy in the middle of the lake without a guide to indicate which direction to swim. His body washed ashore and, as the legend concludes, it appeared as if the words Akh, Tamar (Oh, Tamar) were frozen on his lips.The legend was the inspiration for a famous Armenian poem by Hovhannes Tumanyan.
Akdamar (meaning white vein in Turkish) is the official name of the island which was determined by Turkish government sometime after the modern republic was established and which is a part of the Turkish government's policy of the Turkification of indigenous names (deemed cultural genocide by some).Turkish journalist Cengiz Çandar wrote that the main intention is to hide the Armenian heritage in Anatolia
During his reign, King Gagik I Artsruni (r. 908-943/944) of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan chose Aght'amar as one of his residences. He founded a settlement and erected a large square palace richly decorated with frescoes, built a dock noted for its complex hydrotechnical engineering, laid out streets, gardens, and orchards, and planted trees and designed areas of recreation for himself and his court.The only surviving structure from that period is the Palatine Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ Եկեղեցի Surb Khach Yekeghets'i). It was built of pink volcanic tuff by the architect-monk Manuel during the years 915-921, with an interior measuring 14.80m by 11.5m and the dome reaching 20.40m above ground. In later centuries, and until 1915, it formed part of a monastic complex, the ruins of which can still be seen to the south of the church.Between 1116 and 1895 Aght'amar Island was the location of the Armenian Catholicosate of Aght'amar. Khachatur III, who died in 1895, was the last Catholicos of Aght'amar. On August 28, 2010, a small solar energy power plant was opened on the island, to provide local installations with electricity.
Between May 2005 and October 2006, the church underwent a controversial restoration program.The restoration had a stated budget of 2 million New Turkish Lira (approximately 1.4 million USD) and was financed by the Turkish Ministry of Culture. It officially re-opened as a museum on 29 March 2007 in a ceremony attended by the Turkish Minister of Culture, government officials, ambassadors of several countries, Patriarch Mesrob II (spiritual leader of the Armenian Orthodox community of Turkey), a delegation from the Republic of Armenia headed by the Deputy to the Armenian Minister of Culture, and a large group of invited journalists from many news organizations around the world.Wikipedia
Akdamar Island, Van province, Turkey
The church and the chapel on the island were built in the 10th. respectively 12th. century..
Akdamar Island, Church of the Holy Cross, Lake Van, Eastern Turkey
Sourp Khatch, the Church of the Holy Cross, is located on the island of Akdamar in Lake Van, eastern Turkey; it was built as a part of a palace and religious complex between 915 and 921 under the direction of King Gagik Ardzruni by the architect Trdat Mendet (also known as Manuel). Although it is one of the best known examples of Armenian architecture, it is also unique in that there is no comparable example in terms of the reliefs and decorative features that adorn the exterior of the building.
The grace and simplicity of the original structure is superb although it has been somewhat marred by later additions. A chapel was added in 1293 at the south eastern side of the church and dedicated to St. Stepanos and a further chapel was added at the north eastern side by the Catholicos Zakarias I (1296- 1336) in the early 14th century while the section in front of this chapel serves as an entrance. Catholicos Tovmas (Thomas) built an addition at the front of the church producing a lower split level floor plan. At the end of the 18th century a belfry was added over the southern entrance which partly obstructs view of some reliefs. In spite of these later accretions, the church retains its air of grace and timeless simplicity. The reliefs on the exterior of the church, while naive in style, demonstrate great artistry and skill in both their conception and execution. The reliefs cover topics from the Bible as varied as the stories of Jonah and the Whale, David and Goliath, Adam and Eve, Abraham and Isaac and St. George slaying the dragon as well as depictions of Christ in various forms and the Evangelists.
The interior of the church has notable frescoes depicting the life of Christ including the raising of Lazarus and the crucifixion. On the back wall of the church is a depiction of Gagik presenting his church to Christ.
Akdamar Island, Lake Van, Turkey
Surpassed our expectations... We swam in the blue blue lake. It was stunning
Turkey-Van (The Pearl of the East) Part 29
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Van City,Turkey:
Van is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. It is the cultural center of the area's Kurdish majority. The city's population is mostly Kurdish. In 2010 the official population figure for Van was 367,419, but many estimates put it much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan Yengun is quoted as saying it may be as high as 600,000. The Van Central district stretches over 2,289 square kilometres (884 square miles)
Archaeological excavations and surveys carried out in Van province indicate that the history of human settlement in this region goes back at least as far as 5000 BC. The Tilkitepe Mound, which is on the shores of Lake Van and a few kilometres to the south of Van Castle, is the only source of information about the oldest culture of Van.
The modern city is located on the plain extending from the Lake Van, at a distance of 5 kilometers from the lake shore.
Van has often been called The Pearl of the East because of the beauty of its surrounding landscape. An old Armenian proverb in the same sense is Van in this world, paradise in the next.This phrase has been slightly modified in Turkish as dünyada Van, ahirette iman or Van for this world, faith for the next.
The city is home to Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi (Van 100th Year University) and recently came to the headlines for two highly publicized investigations initiated by the Prosecutor of Van, one of which was focused on accusations against the university's rector, Prof. Hasan Ceylan, who was kept in custody for a time. He was finally acquitted but lost his rectorate. He is a grandson of Agop Vartovyan, an Ottoman Armenian who is accepted as the founder of modern Turkish theatre. Prof. Hasan Ceylan is also the department chairman of Environmental Engineering in the Van 100th Year University.In culinary terms, as some cities in Turkey became renowned for their kebap culture or other types of traditional local dishes, Van has distinguished itself with its breakfast culture.
Famous breakfast table in Van.
TransportAt present, Van is connected with Tatvan, which is 96 km away on the opposite shore of Lake Van, by a train ferry that helps to avoid the necessity to build a 250 km railway through difficult mountainous terrain. The railway will be constructed when traffic increases sufficiently.Van is connected with the rest of Turkey through the Ferit Melen Airport.
Van is a city with a short name, a long history, and numerous interesting things to see, especially if you like history and natural beauty. Or cats.
Located on the eastern shore of Lake Van, the city of Van (VAHN, pop. 400,000, alt. 1727 meters/5666 feet) has been here for a very long time.
The Rock of Van, the ancient fortress and funeral monument around which a later citadel was built, bears cuneiform inscriptions dating from the Kingdom of Urartu (c. 1300-700 BC—here's a Timeline).Beside the citadel, the ruins of the old town of Van, built atop the ruins of ancient Urartian town of Tushpa, lie beneath a carpet of grass.
Besides the local museum, the Rock of Van and the citadel, you should visit the Church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island, the Urartian ruins at Çavuştepe, 25 km (16 miles) SE of Van, and the dramatic Kurdish fortress at Hoşap, 33 km (21 miles) farther to the SE. In your travels, you may even see a Van cat. You'll know it by its white fur, eyes of different colors, and love of swimming (of all things).
The old town of Van was burned by Ottoman forces in 1915 as they retreated before a Russian army which had invaded Ottoman territory in support of Armenian revolutionaries. The Russians held the town until 1917, when the Russian Empire itself suffered revolution and collapse.
The modern city of Van grew up 5 km (3 miles) inland from the lakeshore and the Rock of Van during the 20th century, with wide boulevards and town planning. Because it has the best hotels, restaurants, transportation and other services, Van is the best base for explorations of the region.
Van is an important stop on my Recommended Itinerary of Eastern Turkey. It's a long way from western Turkey by bus or car, and an even longer trip by train, so if you're coming directly you'll want to fly. Turkish Airlines has daily flights from Istanbul and from Ankara.
Akdamar Island | The Island is a Place of Truly Enchanting Beauty [Van / Turkey]
The name given to the island, Aght'amar, is explained by a local legend. A nobleman who fell in love with a beautiful girl named Tamar visited the island every night to see her. As he was crossing the lake one stormy night, his boat capsized and fighting the waves, he drowned uttering the words Ach Tamar....
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Panoramic shot showing the amazing colour of Lake Van, and the Armenian Church on Akdamar island.
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Turkey-Van-Akdamar Island Part 35
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Akdamar Adası : Van/Turkey
Akdamar Island, also known as Aghtamar 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 above the lake's level (1,912 m above sea level). The island declines to the east to a level site where a spring provides ample water. It is home to a tenth-century Armenian Cathedral church, known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Cross (915-921), and was the seat of an Armenian Catholicos from 1116 to 1895.
The origin and meaning of the island's name is based on an old Armenian legend.[1] According to the tale, an Armenian princess named Tamar lived on the island and was in love with a commoner. This boy would swim from the mainland to the island each night, guided by a light she lit for him. Her father learned of the boy's visits. One night, as she waited for her lover to arrive, he smashed her light, leaving the boy in the middle of the lake without a guide to indicate which direction to swim. His body washed ashore and, as the legend concludes, it appeared as if the words Akh, Tamar (Oh, Tamar) were frozen on his lips.The legend was the inspiration for a famous Armenian poem by Hovhannes Tumanyan.
Akdamar (meaning white vein in Turkish) is the official name of the island which was determined by Turkish government sometime after the modern republic was established and which is a part of the Turkish government's policy of the Turkification of indigenous names (deemed cultural genocide by some).Turkish journalist Cengiz Çandar wrote that the main intention is to hide the Armenian heritage in Anatolia
During his reign, King Gagik I Artsruni (r. 908-943/944) of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan chose Aght'amar as one of his residences. He founded a settlement and erected a large square palace richly decorated with frescoes, built a dock noted for its complex hydrotechnical engineering, laid out streets, gardens, and orchards, and planted trees and designed areas of recreation for himself and his court.The only surviving structure from that period is the Palatine Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ Եկեղեցի Surb Khach Yekeghets'i). It was built of pink volcanic tuff by the architect-monk Manuel during the years 915-921, with an interior measuring 14.80m by 11.5m and the dome reaching 20.40m above ground. In later centuries, and until 1915, it formed part of a monastic complex, the ruins of which can still be seen to the south of the church.Between 1116 and 1895 Aght'amar Island was the location of the Armenian Catholicosate of Aght'amar. Khachatur III, who died in 1895, was the last Catholicos of Aght'amar. On August 28, 2010, a small solar energy power plant was opened on the island, to provide local installations with electricity.
Between May 2005 and October 2006, the church underwent a controversial restoration program.The restoration had a stated budget of 2 million New Turkish Lira (approximately 1.4 million USD) and was financed by the Turkish Ministry of Culture. It officially re-opened as a museum on 29 March 2007 in a ceremony attended by the Turkish Minister of Culture, government officials, ambassadors of several countries, Patriarch Mesrob II (spiritual leader of the Armenian Orthodox community of Turkey), a delegation from the Republic of Armenia headed by the Deputy to the Armenian Minister of Culture, and a large group of invited journalists from many news organizations around the world.Wikipedia
Akdamar Island: Armenian Church of The Holy Cross, Eastern Turkey
There is only one way to access the beyond fantabulous Armenian Church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island. By boat. Private and tour boats ply turquoise Lake Van for the 40-minute ride to Akdamar Island all day.
Off the private Explore boat onto the jetty for a walk up and sit-down, while Oz related a tale about how Akdamar Island got its name. Part is on the video but the short version is:
An Armenian princess named Tamar lived on the island...fell in love with a commoner who would swim from the mainland to the island each night, guided by a light she lit for him. Father learned of visits, smashed light, boy drowns in the middle of the lake, with a dying cry of Akh, Tamar...Akdamar.
Wait until you see the following videos of the Church. Beyond anything ex-Marine and Travels With Sheila have every seen....
Van lake Akdamar Island -Վանա լիճ Ախթամար կղզի-بحيرة فان الارمنية-جزيرة اخ تمار
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Akdamar Island: South Facade and Inside Church of Holy Cross Eastern Turkey
This incredible Church of Holy Cross on Akdamar Island dates from 915-921 A.D. Can Travels With Sheila assume that Manual worked on the carvings and bas reliefs for six years?
The south facade had Jonah being swallowed by the whale while the whale had the head of a dog. Huh? Abraham sacrificing Isaac. Noah's Ark. At one time, all the eyes in these reliefs were inlaid with precious gems!
As beautiful as the inside walls were, it is the unusual biblical scenes on the outside walls that this church owes its fame to. Niches, pilasters, walls...all decorated with faded frescoes throughout the inside. A person would have to stand inside all day to really get take it all in. Really...really...a do not miss...
Walking in Van - Turkey - part1
Walking in Van city , it's my first walking video i filmed, i know maybe it's not perfect but i do hard on it, i love to hear your feedback's.
About Van city : Van is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, located at east of Lake Van.
Name of Van on other language :
Kurdish: Wan
Arabic : فان
Ottoman Turkish : فان
i start walking from Beşyol to Van AVM, left side of Cumhuriyet caddesi (Cumhuriyet street )
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Akdamar Island, Lake Van Tour with Mount Ararat Trek by Amy Beam
mountararattrek.com - Arrive to Van airport, boat trip to Akdamar Island in Lake Van with historic 10th century Armenian church with incredible stone carvings on the exterior. Enjoy lunch by the side of Lake Van, stop at Van Castle and Muradiye Waterfalls on the way to Dogubayazit. Start your climb to the summit of Mount Ararat (Ağrı Daği) the next day with Mount Ararat Trek. Contact amybeam@yahoo.com copyright 2012 Amy L. Beam
Akhtamar Island and Lake Van
Akhtamar Island (Turkish: Akdamar , Armenian: Ախթամար) is the second largest of the four islands in Lake Van, in eastern Turkey.It is home to the 10th century Armenian Holy Cross Cathedral, which was the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Catholicosate of Akhtamar from 1116 to 1895.
Akdamar Kilisesi İç Mekan (Akdamar Island Cathedral in Van Lake)
Akdamar Adasından (Akdamar Island of Van)