Photo Gallery > Ararat Mountain

Akdamar Island (Turkish: Akdamar Adasi is a small island in Lake Van in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, about 0.7 square km in size, situated about 3 km from the shoreline. At the western end of the island a hard, grey, limestone cliff rises 80 m above the lake's level (1,912 m above sea level). The island declines to the east to a level site where a spring provides ample water. It is home to a 10th century Armenian church, known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Cross (915-921).