Van is a city in eastern Turkey's Van Province, on the eastern shore of Lake Van. It is the capital and largest city of Van Province.
Image: Van Fortress From Northwest
Image: Hoşap 24 05 2010 Burg
Image: Insel Akdamar Աղթամար, armenische Kirche zum Heiligen Kreuz Սուրբ խաչ (um 920) (39526195355)
Image: Akhtamar Island on Lake Van with the Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Armenian is an Indo-European language and the sole member of an independent branch of that language family. It is the native language of the Armenian people and the official language of Armenia. Historically spoken in the Armenian highlands, today Armenian is widely spoken throughout the Armenian diaspora. Armenian is written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, introduced in 405 AD by the canonized saint Mesrop Mashtots. The estimated number of Armenian speakers worldwide is between five and seven million.
Armenian manuscript, 5th–6th centuries.
The Four Gospels, 1495, Portrait of St Mark Wellcome with Armenian inscriptions
First printed Armenian language Bible, 1666
Armenian language road sign.