Kuş Island (, literally "Bird Island"), also called Arter Island (), is a small island in
Lake Van
Lake Van (; ; ) is the largest lake in Turkey. It lies in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey in the provinces of Van Province, Van and Bitlis Province, Bitlis, in the Armenian highlands. It is a Salt lake, saline Soda lake, soda lake, receiv ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. 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 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 are ''ada ...
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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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