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Western Armenia |
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Surp Hach (Holy Cross) church on Akhtamar island Arter monastery (Arterivank) ruins (Kusuadasi) Lim monastery ruins (in Russian) GarmyragVank (Deveboynu) monastery Surp Stepanos monastery (in Russian) Surp Marinos monastery (in Russian) Ruins of church in Salmanaga village near Ercis Church in Elmaci village (in Russian) Church in Kiyiduzu village (in Russian) |
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Van is the capital of historical region Vaspourakan (in Armenian). It’s one of the most important places in history of Armenian nation. In 1914 in Van region of Ottoman Empire there were about a hundred of Armenian monasteries and five hundreds of churches. Armenians left these lands in July 1915 with the retreating Russian army… |
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Lake Van |
