Sourp Kevork Monastery
Sourp Kevork Monastery is a monastery in Tuşba, Van Province and has an elevation of 1,640 metres. Sourp Kevork Monastery is situated nearby to Lim Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lim Island.
Lim Island
Island
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Sourp Kevork Monastery
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Convent of Lim” and “Monastery of Saint George”
- Category: religion
- Location: Tuşba, Van Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.86497° or 38° 51′ 54″ northLongitude
43.35181° or 43° 21′ 7″ eastElevation
1,640 metres (5,381 feet)Open location code
8HC5V972+XPGeoNames ID
13665185
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In Other Languages
“Sourp Kevork Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լիմ անապատ”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Գևորգ վանք”
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