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Kuş Island
Island in Lake Van / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the resort on the Aegean, see Kuşadası.
Kuş Island (Turkish: Kuş Adası, literally "Bird Island"), also called Arter Island (Armenian: 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.
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