Editing Lake Van (section)

== Islands and nearby lakes ==
=== Islands ===
The four main islands in Lake Van are [[Adır Island|Adır]], [[Akdamar Island|Akdamar]], [[Çarpanak Island|Çarpanak]], and [[Kuş Island|Kuş]] islands. Adır Island is the biggest Island in Lake Van.

Each island has Armenian religious structures: Lim Monastery (Adır Island), [[Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross|Holy Cross Cathedral]] (Akdamar Island), [[Ktuts monastery]] (Çarpanak Island) and a small monastery on Kuş Island.

=== Nearby Lakes ===
Large lakes near Lake Van are [[Lake Erçek]] (16km), [[Lake Turna]] (23km), [[Lake Nemrut]] (12km), [[Lake Nazik]] (16km), [[Lake Batmış]] (10km), [[Lake Aygır]] (5km) and [[Lake Süphan]] (18km). Lake Erçek is by far the biggest, with an area of 106.2 square kilometres (41.0 sq mi),<ref>{{Cite web |title=sosyalastirmalar.com geomorphology of Lake Ercek pdf |url=https://www.sosyalarastirmalar.com/articles/the-geomorphology-kof-lae-erek-basin-and-the-formation-of-the-lake.pdf |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> and is the second biggest [[Van Province]].