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Altinsac Destination Guide

Delve into Altinsac in Turkey

Altinsac in the region of Van is located in Turkey - some 547 mi or ( 881 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital .

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Local time in Altinsac is now 09:59 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Kenzek, Yemislik, and Van. While being here, you might want to check out Mosul . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Altinsac ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Van, Bitlis, Malabadi Bridge and The Day Wasn't Over Yet - Eastern Turkey

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Interesting facts about this location

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 10 km away
Tags: Islands of Lake Van, Uninhabited islands of Turkey

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 14 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 14 km away
Tags: Landforms of Armenia

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.61 43.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Islands of Lake Van

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.61 43.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Armenian churches in Turkey, Christian monasteries established in the 15th century, Destroyed churches