Ktuts monastery

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The Ktuts Monastery (Armenian Կտուց Անապատ Ktuz Anapat, German: " Hermitage of the horn " ) is an abandoned Armenian Apostolic monastery from the 15th century on an island in Lake Van in Turkey today.

The Monastery of Ktuts is located in the center of the small island Carpanak, located in the middle of Lake Van in the province of Van. During the massacre of the Armenians 1894-1896 the monastery pursued numerous Armenian Christians served as a refuge. 1917, the Turkish gendarmes procured access to the monastery and all deported Armenians.

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Armenian cross-stones at the monastery