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Uzuntekne Destination Guide

Explore Uzuntekne in Turkey

Uzuntekne in the region of Van is a place in Turkey - some 563 mi or ( 906 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Uzuntekne is now 03:54 AM (Sunday) . 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, Van, Teknecik, and Tatvan. Since you are here already, consider visiting Mosul . Where to go and what to see in Uzuntekne ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 22 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 22 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 25 km away
Tags: Islands of Lake Van, Uninhabited islands of Turkey