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Mount Erek
Mount Erek a mountain 3,204 meters high overlooking the city of Van in eastern Turkey.
Mount Erek (Turkish: Erek Dağı, Armenian: Վարագա լեռ, Varaga leř, Kurdish: Çiyayê Erek) a mountain 3,204 meters high overlooking the city of Van in eastern Turkey.
The prominent, now ruined, Armenian monastery of Varagavank ("monastery of Varag") is located at the foot of the mountain. The toponym Varag may have originated from a Middle Iranian of "crow" (waragh in modern Persian).
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Nearby places
The closest 8 places around Mount Erek; sorted without regard to province borders.
Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.
Girekol
Girekol or Girekol Tepe is a 2,145-metre-high (7,037 ft) volcano in Van Province, Turkey.
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Van Fortress
The Fortress of Van is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC, and is the largest…
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Varagavank
Varagavank was an Armenian monastery on the slopes of Mount Erek (Varag), 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of the city of Van, in eastern Turkey.
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Hoşap Castle
Hoşap Castle is a large 17th-century castle located in the village of Hoşab, Gürpınar District, Van, Turkey.
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