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Lake Van vän , 1,453 sq mi (3,763 sq km), largest lake in Turkey, in E Turkey 65 mi (105 km) SW of Mt. Ararat . Some 75 mi (120 km) long, the lake is alkaline and has no outlet; the city of Van is near the lake's east shore. The region around the lake was the site of the ancient kingdom of Urartu (or Ararat) and is traditionally regarded as the cradle of ancient Armenia . On the island of Akdamar is the restored Armenian Church of the Holy Cross (915-21).

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Van, Turkey, USA Turkey: a lake, Van Gölü, named after the city of the same name on its eastern shore. The original name was Tushpa or Turushpa, the city being the capital of Urartu (see Armenia). It was renamed Bouana from the Persian hane ‘settlement’ from which the present name has evolved.

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