Explore Carpanak in Turkey
Carpanak in the region of Van is a town in Turkey - some 556 mi or ( 895 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Current time in Carpanak is now 08:27 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Van, Tevekli, and Tatvan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mosul . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Carpanak ? 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- ..
Akdamar Island: Fabulous East Facade Church of Holy Cross, Eastern Turkey
www.TravelsWithSheila.com The unique and most unusual Armenian Church of Holy Cross has facades designed by the Armenian architect, Trdat Mendet ("Manual") who also built the cathedral in Ani. Built o ..
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 ..
Akdamar Island: West and North Facades - Church of Holy Cross, Eastern Turkey
www.TravelsWithSheila.com The west facade is considered to be the least interesting with St. Matthew in the center holding the gospel, Jesus and King Gagik presenting a model of the church to Jesus wh ..
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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 3 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 3 km away
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