Adır Island
Adır Island (Turkish: Adır Adası) or Lim Island (Armenian: Լիմ կղզի Lim kghzi), is an island in Lake Van. During the Armenian genocide upwards of 12,000 Armenian women and children, crossed to the isle over a period of three days while a few dozen men covered their retreat from Hamidiye regiments. The Situation became soon critical because of a lack of food.[1]
The Armenian Monastery on the island was called St. George or Sourp Kevork.[2] It was built in 1305 and expanded in 1621 and 1766. The Monastery is currently in ruins.[2] The island also contains a cemetery of Armenian khachkars.[2]
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- Lim Armenian Monastery in 2009
- Lim Armenian Monastery in 2009
- Lim Armenian Monastery in 2009
- Armenian writing on the Monastery in 2009
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