Discover Alakoy in Turkey
Alakoy in the region of Van is a town located in Turkey - some 562 mi or ( 904 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .
Local time in Alakoy is now 05:53 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Yesilsu, Yayliyaka, and Van. When in this area, you might want to check out Mosul . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Alakoy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Akdamar Island: Armenian Church of The Holy Cross, Eastern Turkey
www.TravelsWithSheila.com 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- ..
Kurdish Hosap Castle, Eastern Turkey
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Dramatic Hosap Castle was built on a rock outcropping by Mahmudi Suleyman, a local Kurdish chieftain in 1643. Mahmudi controlled all the lands and villages in this area and r ..
Akdamar Island: South Facade and Inside Church of Holy Cross Eastern Turkey
www.TravelsWithSheila.com This incredible Church of Holy Cross on Akdamar Island dates from 915-921 AD Can Travels With Sheila assume that "Manual" worked on the carvings and bas reliefs for six years ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Çarpanak Island
Çarpanak Island or Ktuts or Ktouts (Armenian: Կտուց կղզի 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.
Located at 38.61 43.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Ktuts monastery
Ktuts monastery (Armenian: Կտուց, meaning beak in Armenian) is an abandoned 15th century Armenian monastery on the small island of Ktuts (Çarpanak) in Lake Van, Vaspurakan. Ktuts Monastery is situated on a small island in the middle of lake van, Turkey.
Located at 38.61 43.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tushpa
Tushpa was the 9th century BC capital of Urartu, later becoming known as Van which is derived from Biaina the native name of Urartu. The ancient ruins are located just west of Van and east of Lake Van in the Van Province of Turkey.
Located at 38.50 43.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Toprakkale (castle)
Rusahinili ("city of Rusa I)", modern Toprakkale, Turkey) is an ancient Urartian fortress built by Rusa I, located near the modern city of Van in eastern Turkey. The site has been excavated by archaeological teams from Germany, the United Kingdom, and other countries. 32x28px Ancient Near East portal
Located at 38.52 43.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Adır Island
Adır Island or Lim Island (Armenian: Լիմ կղզի Lim kghzi), is an island in Lake Van.
Located at 38.87 43.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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