Mount Erek

Mount Erek: Coordinates: 38°28′3.47″N 43°30′6.79″E / 38.4676306°N 43.5018861°E / 38.4676306; 43.5018861 Mount Erek ( Armenian: Վարագ Լեռ, Varag Ler) is a horny mountain overlooking the city of Van in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

Historical sites

The 11th century Armenian monastery of Varagavank, once the seat of the archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Van was located at the foot of the mountain, until its destruction in 1915.

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Two main ranges
Karadeniz • Toros

Mountains
Acıgöl • Akdağ • Aktaş • Ağrı (Ararat) • Babadağ • Beşparmak (Latmus) • Davraz • Dilek (Mycale) • Erciyes • Erek • Göllü • Hasan • Honaz • Kaçkar • Kadifekale • Karacadağ • Karadag • Karagöl • Kaz (Ida) • Kula • Küçük Ağrı • Madur • Mahya • Nemrut • Nemrut (volcano) • Nif • Palandöken • Spil • Sultan • Süphan • Şaphane • Tendürek • Topçambaba • Uludağ • Yamanlar • Zurbahan

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