Lim Island
Adır Island or Lim Island, is the largest island in Lake Van, located in the northeastern side of the lake. During the Armenian genocide upwards of 12,000 Armenian women and children, crossed to the isle over a period of three days while a few dozen men covered their retreat from Hamidiye regiments.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,670 metres (5,490 feet)
- Description: island in Turkey
- Also known as“Adir Adası”“Adır Island”“Yaka Adasi”
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Latitude
38.86738° or 38° 52′ 3″ north
Longitude
43.3519° or 43° 21′ 7″ east
Open location code
8HC5V982+XQ
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Lim Island” goes by many names.
آدر آطهArabic
جزيرة آدرArabic
جزيرة أديرArabic
Լիմ կղզիArmenian
АдырBelarusian
Yaka AdasıCebuano
AdırCroatian
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