Çarpanak Island

Island in Lake Van
The 15th century Armenian monastery of Ktuts in Çarpanak Island

Çarpanak Island (Turkish: Çarpanak Adası) or Ktuts or Ktouts (Armenian: Կտուց կղզի Ktuts kghzi), is a small island in Lake Van. It is now uninhabited, but formerly contained an Armenian monastery called Ktuts. The ruins of it can still be seen.

External links

  • Ktuts' Anapat (pictures and information at Rensselaer Digital Collections)
  • Armenian Monastery on Ktuts (Charpanak) Island, Lake Van
  • Armenian Monastery on Ktuts (Charpanak) Island, Lake Van

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See also

38°36′24″N 43°05′08″E / 38.606553°N 43.085581°E / 38.606553; 43.085581

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