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Guzelkonak Destination Guide

Explore Guzelkonak in Turkey

Guzelkonak in the region of Van is a place in Turkey - some 553 mi or ( 890 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Guzelkonak

Time in Guzelkonak is now 06:30 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Yukarinarlica, Kenzek, and Van. Since you are here already, consider visiting Mosul . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Guzelkonak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Turkey Akhtamar

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Akhtamar Island in Lake Van was the last holdout of the Armenians against the Seljuk Turks. Once a residence of the kings of Armenian Vasprakan, now only the Cathedral of the Holy Cross remains, built ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Akdamar Island

Akdamar Island, also known as Aghtamar or Akhtamar, is the second by size of four islands in Lake Van in the south of Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey, about 0.7 km 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.34 43.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: History of Armenia, Islands of Lake Van, Oriental Orthodox congregations established in the 10th century, Van, Turkey

Sevan Island

Sevan Island (Armenian: Սևանի կղզի Sevani kğzi), now Sevan Peninsula (Armenian: Սևանի թերակղզի Sevani t'erakğzi) was an island in the northwestern part of Lake Sevan in Armenia. After the artificial draining of Lake Sevan, which started in the Joseph Stalin era, the water level fell about 20 metres, and the island transformed into a peninsula. At the southern shore of this newly created peninsula, a guesthouse of the Armenian Writers' Union was built.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.34 43.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Landforms of Armenia

Kuş Island

Kuş Island (Turkish: Kuş Adası, literally "Bird Island") or Arter Island, is a small island in Lake Van, Turkey. It is now uninhabited but formerly contained a small Armenian monastery, the ruins of which can still be seen.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.36 42.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Islands of Lake Van, Uninhabited islands of Turkey

Kiriş, Kemer

Kiriş, Kemer is a village in the District of Kemer, Antalya Province, Turkey.

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Located at 38.15 42.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Kemer District, Populated places in Antalya Province