Explore Saygin in Turkey
Saygin in the region of Van is a place in Turkey - some 570 mi or ( 917 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Time in Saygin is now 01:19 AM (Wednesday) . 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, Yukarikaymaz, Van, and Uzuntekne. Since you are here already, consider visiting Mosul . Where to go and what to see in Saygin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at 38.34 43.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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.
Located at 38.34 43.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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