Akdamar Island
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 shoreline.
- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,910 metres (6,270 feet)
- Description: island in Lake Van, Turkey
- Also known as“Aght”amar”“Akdamar Adası”“Akhtamar”“Aktamar Adası”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Aghtamar Island…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gevaş.
Gevaş
Gevaş is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.
8 km southeast of Akdamar Island
Akdamar Island
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Latitude
38.34163° or 38° 20′ 30″ north
Longitude
43.03578° or 43° 2′ 9″ east
Open location code
8HC582RP+M8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Akdamar Island” goes by many names.
آقطمار آطهArabic
جزيرة آق طمارArabic
جزيرة أكدامارArabic
ԱխթամարArmenian
ԱղթամարArmenian
Աղթամար կղզիArmenian
ԱյիդուսArmenian
Ağdamar adasıAzerbaijani
Akdamar adasıAzerbaijani
Akdamar AdasıCatalan
Akdamar AdasıCebuano
دوورگەی ئاختامارCentral Kurdish
阿克塔瑪島Chinese
阿克達瑪島Chinese
AkdamarCroatian
AchtamarDanish
AhtamarDanish
Adey AxtamariDimli (individual language)
Girawa AxtamarîDimli (individual language)
AkdamarDutch
AĥtamarEsperanto
აღთამარიGeorgian
ΑκνταμάρGreek
כס האם הקדושה אצ’מיאדזיןHebrew
अकदामार द्वीपHindi
अख़तामारHindi
Akdamar szigetHungarian
Insulo AkdamarIdo
アクダマル島Japanese
АхтамарKirghiz
AxtamarKurdish
AxtamaraKurdish
Ahtamaro salaLithuanian
Akdamaro salaLithuanian
АкдамарMacedonian
Акдамар (остров)Macedonian
AkdamarNorwegian
AkdamarNorwegian Bokmål
AkdamarNorwegian Nynorsk
AkdamarøyaNorwegian Nynorsk
آختامارPersian
اکدامارPersian
جزیرهٔ اختامارPersian
کلیسای آک دامارPersian
AhtamarPolish
АкдамарPolish
Insula AkdamarRomanian
АгдамарRussian
АкдамарRussian
АхтамарRussian
Острво АкдамарSerbian
AchtamarSwedish
AkdamarSwedish
Ahdamar AdasıTurkish
Akdamar AdasıTurkish
АкдамарUkrainian
АхтамарUkrainian
AxtamarUzbek
ԱխթամարWestern Armenian
ԱղթամարWestern Armenian
Աղթամար կղզիWestern Armenian
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