Kuş Island ( tr, Kuş Adası, literally "Bird Island"), also called Arter Island ( hy, Առտեր կղզի), is a small island in
Lake Van
Lake Van ( tr, Van Gölü; hy, Վանա լիճ, translit=Vana lič̣; ku, Gola Wanê) is the largest lake in Turkey. It lies in the far east of Turkey, in the provinces of Van and Bitlis in the Armenian highlands. It is a saline soda lake ...
,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
. It is now uninhabited but formerly contained a small monastery, the ruins of which can still be seen.
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List of islands of Turkey
This is a list of islands of Turkey. There are around 500 islands and islets in the Turkey. These islands are located in the Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, and Turkish lakes. The Turkish words for island/islands/rocks ...
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The monastery of the Mother Of God on Arter island
Islands of Lake Van
Uninhabited islands of Turkey
Islands of Van Province
Islands of Turkey
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