Mount Erek

Mount Erek a mountain 3,204 meters high overlooking the city of in eastern . The prominent, now ruined, Armenian monastery of is located at the foot of the mountain. The toponym Varag may have originated from a Middle Iranian of "crow".
Wikipedia
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,780 metres
  • Description: mountain in İpekyolu, Van, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Bueyuekerek Dagi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monastery of Varag.

Church
Photo: Vigen Hakhverdyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Varagavank was an Armenian monastery on the slopes of Mount Erek, 9 km southeast of the city of , in eastern . The monastery was founded in the early 11th century by Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni, the Armenian King of Vaspurakan, on a preexisting religious site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bostaniçi.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 31,714. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town in the central district of Van Province. is situated 8 km northwest of Mount Erek.

Mount Erek

Latitude
38.45413° or 38° 27′ 15″ north
Longitude
43.49522° or 43° 29′ 43″ east
Elevation
2,780 metres (9,121 feet)
Open location code
8HC5FF3W+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2478858517
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
315495
Wiki­data ID
Q6920664
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Erek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Mount Erek” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل إريك”
  • Armenian: “Վարագ”
  • Armenian: “Վարագա լեռ”
  • Armenian: “Վարագա սար”
  • Armenian: “Վարագի լեռ”
  • Armenian: “Վարաթիքեն”
  • Armenian: “Վարակ”
  • Dutch: “Mount Erek”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت اريك”
  • French: “Erek”
  • French: “mont Erek”
  • French: “Mont Erek”
  • Ladin: “Mount Erek”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Erek”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Varag Ler”
  • Russian: “Варага”
  • Turkish: “Büyükerek Dağı”
  • Turkish: “Erek Dağı”
  • Turkish: “Küçükerek Dağı”
  • Turkmen: “Erek Dagy”
  • Uzbek: “Erek togʻi”
  • Western Armenian: “Վարագայ լեռ”

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