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H.F.B. Lynch, "Armenia. Travels and Studies" (1901)
Van, Varagank/ Yedikilise
The Monastery of Varagavank (known in Turkish as Yedikilise, "the Seven Churches"), situated on the slope of Mount Varak/Erdek, was one of the most important Armenian monastic establishments of the region.