Kuş Island
{{Short description|Island in Lake Van, Turkey}}
{{For|the resort on the Aegean|Kuşadası}}
File:Ruins of Armenian Мonastery, Arter Island, Lake Van - panoramio.jpg{{Inline|date=January 2025}}
Kuş Island ({{langx|tr|Kuş Adası}}, literally "Bird Island"), also called Arter Island ({{langx|hy|Առտեր կղզի}}), is a small island in Lake Van, Turkey. It is now uninhabited but formerly contained a small monastery, the ruins of which can still be seen.
See also
External links
- [http://www.virtualani.org/arter/index.htm The monastery of the Mother Of God on Arter island]
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{{Lake Van}}
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Category:Uninhabited islands of Turkey
Category:Islands of Van Province
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