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Sevan Island ( hy, Սևանի կղզի ''Sevani kğzi''), now Sevan Peninsula ( hy, Սևանի թերակղզի ''Sevani t'erakğzi''), is a
former island A former island is a mass of land that was once an island, but has been joined to a mainland, another island, or engulfed by a body of water. The process of joining might be the result of volcanic activity, moving tidal sands, or through land re ...
in the north-western part of
Lake Sevan Lake Sevan ( hy, Սևանա լիճ, Sevana lich) is the largest body of water in both Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater high-altitude (alpine) lakes in Eurasia. The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, ...
in
Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
. After the artificial draining of Lake Sevan, which started in the
Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...
era, the water level fell about 20 metres, and the island transformed into a
peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...
. At the southern shore of this newly created peninsula, a guesthouse of the Armenian Writers' Union was built. The eastern shore is occupied by the Armenian president's summer residence, while the monastery's still active
seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...
moved to newly constructed buildings at the northern shore of the peninsula. Sevan Island is home to a ninth-century Armenian Cathedral church, known as Sevanavank, which is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Armenia.


Gallery

Image:Sevanakmonasterys.jpg, The island and the monastery of Sevan during the 19th century (Paris, 1869, T. Deyrolle) File:Sevan island 1937.jpg, Sevan Island in 1937 File:Sevan lake in Armenia 1974.jpg, 1974 File:Sevanavanq 01.jpg, 2012 File:Sevan peninsula 2017.jpg, 2017


Panorama


See also

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Lake Sevan Lake Sevan ( hy, Սևանա լիճ, Sevana lich) is the largest body of water in both Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater high-altitude (alpine) lakes in Eurasia. The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, ...
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Sevanavank Sevanavank ( hy, Սևանավանք; meaning ''Sevan Monastery'') is a monastic complex located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, not far from the town of Sevan. Initially the monaste ...


References

* * Islands of Armenia Landforms of Armenia Geography of Gegharkunik Province Peninsulas of Asia {{Armenia-geo-stub