Lake Van Monster
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In Armenian and Turkish folklores, the Lake Van Monster, is a lake monster said to live in Lake Van in eastern Turkey.
Akhtamar Island, Lake Van
Akdamar Island
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Akdamar Island, also known as Aghtamar or Akhtamar, is the second largest of the four main islands in Lake Van, in eastern Turkey. About 0.7 km2 in size, it is situated approximately 3 km from the sho
Lake Van Monster
…reports of the incident, the Ottoman government sent an official scientific survey group to the lake. The group ultimately failed to spot the creature. Akhtamar Island, Lake Van Russell discounts a connection between their belief about lake vishaps and the 1990s sightings of a lake creature, considering that any folk…
Akdamar Island seen from the south shore of Lake Van, near the town of Gevaş
A statue of princess Tamar waiting for her love, near Sevan Lake, Armenia. The author is Armenian-American sculptor Rafael Petrosyan.
"Akthamar from Aghavank" an engraving c. 1860