Türkiye’nin önemli inanç turizmi merkezlerinden biri: Akdamar Kilisesi
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Akdamar Church is located within the borders of Gevas which is the town of Van province, the southeast of Akdamar Island and 3 km from shore. Akdamar Church was built by the Monk Manuel with the command of the King of Vaspurakan 1. Gagik on behalf of holy cross, between 921 and 915 AD..The church center dedicated to the holy cross is central domed and has four-leaf clover shaped cross plan.The height of the dome is 2.40 meters high. Around the church , religious topics from the Torah and Bible , everyday events and hunting scenes were processed on various bands of stone reliefs. Akdamar Church,which is very important for the Armenian people and accepted as a pilgrimage center ,restored in 2007 and re-opened the service held again after a lapse of 95 years in 2010 . Armenians see as a religious obligation to visit this church and accepted it as one of the holiest places. Therefore, it is a large potential for religious tourism. In addition to this,it is also a tourist attraction center within the great view and location in the Akdamar island which is an important cultural asset known in international arena. From this point on, the study is intended for the evaluation of socio-economic and socio-cultural aspects of Akdamar Church and Akdamar Island within the boundaries of the town of Gevas ,for the people of the region
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Authors: Fazıl Kaya, Duran Cankül, Barış Demi̇rci̇
Language: Turkish
Topic: Religious Tourism and Spaces
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2186349640