Mount Erek
Mount Erek a mountain 3,204 meters high overlooking the city of Van in eastern Turkey. The prominent, now ruined, Armenian monastery of Varagavank is located at the foot of the mountain. The toponym Varag may have originated from a Middle Iranian of "crow".- Peak rising to 3,181 metres (10,436 feet)
- …is also known as “Bueyuekerek Dagi”
- Description: mountain in İpekyolu, Van, Turkey
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monastery of Varag.
Monastery of Varag
Varagavank was an Armenian monastery on the slopes…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bostaniçi.
Bostaniçi
Suburb
Bostaniçi is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İpekyolu, Van Province, Turkey. Bostaniçi is situated 8 km northwest of Mount Erek.
Mount Erek
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Latitude
38.45413° or 38° 27′ 15″ north
Longitude
43.49522° or 43° 29′ 43″ east
Open location code
8HC5FF3W+M3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Mount Erek” goes by many names.
جبل إريكArabic
ՎարագArmenian
Վարագա լեռArmenian
Վարագա սարArmenian
Վարագի լեռArmenian
ՎարաթիքենArmenian
ՎարակArmenian
Mount ErekDutch
جبل مونت اريكEgyptian Arabic
Mount ErekLadin
ErekNorwegian Nynorsk
Varag LerNorwegian Nynorsk
ВарагаRussian
Büyükerek DağıTurkish
Erek DağıTurkish
Küçükerek DağıTurkish
Erek DagyTurkmen
Erek togʻiUzbek
Վարագայ լեռWestern Armenian
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