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It is located on Akdamar Island. The church was built by Monk Manuel between 915-921 by Vaspurakan King Gagik I in the name of the Holy Cross. The chapel inside the church was added in 1296-1336, the jamaton in 1763, the bell tower was added in the late 18th century. It was used as a palace church when it was first built, later it was converted into a monastery church. As a result of the restoration it underwent in 2007, it was put into service as a Memorial Museum. The church was surrounded by structures added in later periods. The figured repertoire of the church is quite rich. In addition, there are various scenes taken from the Bible and the Torah. The scenes of Jonah being thrown into the sea, the Virgin Mary and Jesus in her arms, the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Heaven, the struggle of the Prophet David and King Goliath, the Palestinian duo of Samson, three Hebrew youths in the fire, and Daniel in the Lion's lair are the main scenes.
According to the legend, the Armenian high priest had a beautiful daughter named "Tamar" on this island. A young shepherd in the villages around the island falls in love with this beautiful girl. The young man swims to the island every night to see Tamar; Tamar, too, waits for the shepherd with a lantern to mark his place in the dark. After a while, Tamar's father finds out about this and gets very angry. In order to separate them, he took the lantern in his hand on a stormy night and went down to the shore of the island. The shepherd, tired of swimming, drowned and shouted, "Oh Tamar!" he breathes his last. Hearing the cry of her loved one, Tamar then leaves herself in the lake. It is thought that the island, which started to be known as "Ah Tamar" according to this legend, which has been told for many years, has come to the present day as "Ahtamara" and finally "Akdamar" in time.
The fairy chimneys, created by the erosion of the rocks sprayed by the volcanic Yiğit Mountain in Yavuzlar village, by rain water and wind, are like Cappadocia. In Van, full of surprises, there will be many different points that will surprise you.
Van Lake is the world's largest soda lake and also the largest lake in Turkey. The salty-soda waters of the lake limit the biological diversity. 103 species of phytoplankton, 36 species of zooplankton and a single species of fish pearl mullet (Chalcalburnus tarichi) live in the lake. The capital of the Urartian Kingdom was established on the eastern shores of the lake between the 10th and 8th centuries BC. Armenian Church and monastery ruins can be found along the shores of Lake Van and on many of its islands. There are Akdamar, Çarpanak, Adır and Kuş islands in the east of the lake. These islands have touristic features. It has been declared as a protected area. Its water is soda and salty. It is also the world's largest soda-containing lake. The climate on the shores of Lake Van is milder than in other places.
Half of the 453 bird species in Turkey continue to exist in the Erçek Lake Basin. Lake Erçek A Bird's Nest Lake Erçek Bird Sanctuary; It is a rich natural environment where dozens of bird species such as Kılıçbeak, Great Plover, Black-Necked, Grebe, Angıt, Flamingo, Summer Duck and Van Seagull are sheltered. Bird Paradise is an important accommodation and breeding area not only for local species but also for migratory birds such as flamingos. It is home to one of the largest flamingo accommodation areas in the world. The lake is shown in "B" class wetlands among important bird areas in national and international classifications. A Paradise for Bird Watchers approximately 1/3 of all wetlands in Turkey are comprised of the Van Sea Basin and Erçek Lake.
The castle is in the center of Van. It was founded on a rock mass in the Van plain. The castle, which served as the capital of the Urartian State for a long time under the name of Tuspa, was founded by the Urartian king Sarduri I between 840-825 BC. Madır (Sardur) Bastion, Analı-Kız open-air temple, 1. Argişti, Founders, Menua and II. There are Sarduri rock tombs, Thousand Stairs and fortification wall beds and fortification walls carved into the bedrock. Madır (Sardur) Bastion, Analı-Kız open-air temple, 1. Argişti, Founders, Menua and II. There are Sarduri rock tombs, Thousand Stairs and fortification wall beds and fortification walls carved into the main rock. Except for the Persian inscription, no remains were found in the castle until the Ottoman Empire after the Urartians. During the Ottoman period, the castle was used purely for military purposes. The main city was established in the south of the castle. This place is also surrounded by walls. It has survived to the present day in its destroyed form after 1915.
