Akdamar island, Armenian cathedral


The Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Turkish: Akdamar Kilisesi or Surp Haç Kilisesi, Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցի , Surb Khach yekeġetsi) on Akdamar (Aghtamar) Island, in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, is a medieval Armenian Apostolic cathedral, built as a palatine church for the kings of Vaspurakan and later serving as the seat of the Catholicosate of Aghtamar. (Wikipedia)


Size: 4896px × 3264px
Location: Akdamar Island, Van Lake, Turkey
Photo credit: © Davor Vukovic / Alamy / Afripics
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